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title: "FORD EXPLORER (2024) - Recall 24V685000 — NHTSA record 270346 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024 Ford Explorer vehicles equipped with 3.3L Hybrid engines. The 12-Volt battery cable may chafe against the Be"
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updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
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# FORD EXPLORER (2024) - Recall 24V685000 — NHTSA record 270346

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Sep 13, 2024. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: FORD EXPLORER (2024) - Recall 24V685000
- **Reason**: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024 Ford Explorer vehicles equipped with 3.3L Hybrid engines. The 12-Volt battery cable may chafe against the Belt-integrated Starter Generat (BiSG) and short circuit. A short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Ford Motor Company
- **Quantity**: 61
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 270346

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=24V685000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: FORD EXPLORER; model year 2024. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Sep 13, 2024
- **Owner notification**: Nov 8, 2024
- **Record created**: Sep 16, 2024

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Dealers will install a tie strap between the battery cable and high voltage cable, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 8, 2024. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24S61.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=24V685000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

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