Wheel Hub Assembly with ABS Sensor for the 2020–2025 Ford Explorer

What 2020–2025 Explorer owners report about the wheels and suspension

Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, the US federal vehicle-safety regulator, that mention a wheel bearing or hub on the 2020–2025 Ford Explorer, and 102 filed under its wheels and suspension. Those 2, by model year, as of September 18, 2026:

• 2020 Explorer: none
• 2021 Explorer: 2 complaints
• 2022 Explorer: none
• 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 2021 Explorer owner, NHTSA complaint 11632851: "Recently brought my 2021 Ford Explorer with 100,000 miles in for what I thought was a wheel bearing issue. The mechanic reports the entire rear end is gone and needs to be replaced. I’ve owned at least 4 Explorers all driven well over 170,000 without ever having this issue."

Recalls that cover the wheel hub assembly 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 wheel hub assembly. 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 wheel hub assembly a 2020–2025 Explorer takes

Hubs differ by drivetrain, by axle, and by the ABS sensor and bolt pattern the brake package uses. 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

8 wheel hub assemblies from Dorman, Moog, SKF and Timken, $229.99 to $399.99, 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.