A/C Compressor with Clutch for the 2020–2025 Ford Explorer

What 2020–2025 Explorer owners report about the A/C compressors

Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, the US federal vehicle-safety regulator, that mention the A/C compressor on the 2020–2025 Ford Explorer. Those 2, by model year, as of September 18, 2026:

• 2020 Explorer: 1 complaint
• 2021 Explorer: none
• 2022 Explorer: 1 complaint
• 2023 Explorer: none
• 2024 Explorer: none
• 2025 Explorer: none

NHTSA publishes complaints as owners wrote them and does not verify them, so read them as a pattern rather than a diagnosis.

A 2022 Explorer owner, NHTSA complaint 11532405: "The AC has been blowing hot air. I took it to Ford motor service department and they said there was a Freon leak and a hole in the condenser. I had several other mechanics look at it and they said that it is fully charge with Freon, is no leak and the compressor is turning fine."

Recalls that cover the A/C compressor on the 2020–2025 Explorer

As of September 18, 2026, NHTSA lists no recall on the 2020–2025 Ford Explorer whose defect is in the A/C compressor. If your car has a warning light or a symptom that a recall could explain, check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls anyway — it takes a minute.

Which A/C compressor a 2020–2025 Explorer takes

Compressors differ by engine and by clutch type, and hybrids use an electric compressor that shares nothing with the belt-driven one. The 2020–2025 Ford Explorer came with several powertrains, among them 2.3L I4 Automatic 4WD and 3.0L V6 Automatic 4WD. That is why we ask for the VIN, or the year, engine and trim, and confirm the part against it before you pay rather than after it arrives.

What we source it from

5 A/C compressors from Denso, Four Seasons, Sanden, UAC and Valeo, new and remanufactured, $249.99 to $369.99, with flat $30 shipping anywhere in the US. If a part we confirmed as a fit does not fit your vehicle, we cover the return and the replacement.