Ford Explorer 2011–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 21R01 · NHTSA communication 10226951 · issued Nov 4, 2022
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2011–2017
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
Certain 2011-2017 Model Year Explorer Vehicles Rear Toe Link Replacement Under Safety Recall 21S32, some of the affected vehicles exposed to a highly corrosive environment where road salt is used extensively during winter months, have experienced a seized toe link ball joint resulting in a fracture of the outboard section of the rear suspension toe link.
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.