Ford Explorer 2020–2025 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 52776 · NHTSA communication 11006458 · issued Aug 2, 2024
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2020–2025
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2020-2025 Explorer/Aviator vehicles may have a concern where the second row outboard manual/power seats do not fold, exhibit excess effort to fold, or do not slide forward/backward easily. Power or manual second row seats must be pushed forward manually during easy entry function since the assist spring will reduce but not eliminate manual effort. Refer to the Owner's Manua
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.