PlainRecordsFORD EXPLORER: INTERIOR LIGHTING
- What can happen
- Overhead map lights that illuminate unintentionally and cannot be turned off may distract the driver or cause interior glare, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the overhead consoles on vehicles built prior to July 9, 2026. Dealers will inspect the overhead console for a "SW2" marking on vehicles built after July 9, 2026 and replace as necessary. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owners…
- Potentially affected
- 33578
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- Date (report received by NHTSA)
- Nov. 2, 2026
- Filed by
- Ford Motor Company
- Vehicles
- FORD EXPLORER (2026, 2027)
- Component
- INTERIOR LIGHTING
- Description of the defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2026-2027 Explorer Police Interceptor vehicles. A phantom "Global On" command in the overhead console may illuminate the map lights and prevent them from being turned off. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Number 101, "Controls and Displays."
- Potentially affected
- 33578
- What can happen
- Overhead map lights that illuminate unintentionally and cannot be turned off may distract the driver or cause interior glare, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the overhead consoles on vehicles built prior to July 9, 2026. Dealers will inspect the overhead console for a "SW2" marking on vehicles built after July 9, 2026 and replace as necessary. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26C50. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 6, 2026.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 26C50
- Recall type
- V (vehicle)
- FMVSS
- 101
- Influenced by
- MFR
- Manufacturer's component
- CNSL ASY RF · Overhead Console · LB5B-S519A58-PCN3ZHE; CNSL ASY RF · Overhead Console · LB5B-S519A58-PEN3ZHE
- Recall number
- 26V726000
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What the notice says to do (the remedy, in its words)
“Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2026-2027 Explorer Police Interceptor vehicles. A phantom "Global On" command in the overhead console may illuminate the map lights and prevent them from being turned off. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Number 101, "Controls and Displays."”FORD INTERIOR LIGHTING recall, NHTSA recall record, 2026-11-02. The caption and the remedy steps are the record's own words.
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This recall among the others
- FORD: 293 other recalls or notices on this site in the three years before this one (from Nov. 3, 2023).
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NHTSA recall record 26V726000, Nov. 2, 2026. PlainRecords' title: "FORD EXPLORER: INTERIOR LIGHTING." PlainRecords, https://plainrecords.com/recall/vehicle/26v726000/ (on this site since Nov. 12, 2026; as of the day it was built).At each build a sample of records from each source is compared with the agency's published file and the page; every correction is public. Drawings are chosen by software that reads the record. Built daily. How we check · Corrections