NHTSA campaign 14E001000 · Equipment recall · Manufacturer campaign 13S14
Ford Motor Company Recall 14E-001: Replacement Steering Gears may Lock Steering
NHTSA recall 14E001000 (Manufacturer campaign 13S14) is an equipment recall reported by Ford Motor Company on January 6, 2014, with 300 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Explorer for model years 2011–2012. Owners were notified on January 29, 2014, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 14E001000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
This is an equipment recall filed by Ford Motor Company: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.
- NHTSA campaign
- 14E001000 (also written 14E-001 or 14E001)
- Filed by
- Ford Motor Company
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 13S14
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 300 units (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering
- Owners notified
- Recall type
- Equipment recall
Repair completion: 43% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14E001000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14E001000.
Defect description
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain replacement steering gears installed on model year 2011-2012 Explorers as service parts in September 2013 and January 2014. The affected gears may lock, preventing the driver from being able to steer the vehicle.
Safety consequence
The inability to steer the vehicle increases the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Ford will notify owners and dealers will replace the suspect steering gears with new steering gears, free of charge. The recall began on January 29, 2014. Customers may contact Ford at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 13S14.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 14E001000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.