Exterior lighting
Filed Dec 30, 2025
The passenger side headlight DRL is fading and does not appear to be as bright and pronounced as the driver side DRL. This vehicle has the LED headlights and fog lights.
- NHTSA ID
- 11707752
- Incident
- Dec 1, 2025
2019 Ford Expedition Exterior lighting Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA
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Exterior lighting reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Dec 30, 2025
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
2%
of 477 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2019 Ford Expedition submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming exterior lighting
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Exterior lighting
Filed Oct 20, 2025
LED daytime running lights have failed and turned blue on one side. This issue appears to affect many vehicles of the same make and model. DRLs are a piece of safety equipment that makes the vehicle more visible to others, and as such, should be in proper working order.
- NHTSA ID
- 11694574
- Incident
- Oct 20, 2025
Exterior lighting
Filed Apr 5, 2025
The passenger side daytime running light has burned out. Daytime running lights are a safety feature for myself and other drivers. The problem happens 100% of the time. The dealership has inspected the issue and suggest replacing the entire headlight assembly. It happened January 2025 and No warning lights came on. It was brought to my attention by another driver in traffic
- NHTSA ID
- 11652955
- Incident
- Jan 1, 2025
Exterior lighting
Filed Dec 31, 2024
Daytime running light LEDs are failing, has turned purple and is very dim on the passenger side.
- NHTSA ID
- 11633317
- Incident
- Dec 29, 2024
Exterior lighting
Filed Mar 4, 2024
The contact owns a 2019 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that upon inspection, it was discovered that the front driver's side and passenger’s side headlight assemblies had experienced cracks and chips causing moisture to enter the headlight assemblies. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The contact was concerned that the moisture inside the headlight assemblies would cause the front headlights to eventually fail. The failure mileage was 70,354.
- NHTSA ID
- 11575306
- Incident
- Feb 22, 2024
- Mileage
- 70,354 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Dec 3, 2022
All lenses on the front headlights have stress cracks forming in the corner of the housing. This has allowed moisture and condensation to build inside the housing and is altering the light output.
- NHTSA ID
- 11495902
- Incident
- Dec 1, 2021
Exterior lighting
Filed Jul 31, 2019
PROJECTOR HALOGEN HEADLIGHTS ARE UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS, UNABLE TO SEE ADEQUATELY AT NIGHT. LIGHT OUTPUT IS EXTREMELY POOR, LIGHTING COLOR IS VERY YELLOW AND BEAM PROJECTION IS NOT FAR ENOUGH TO SEE AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 40MPH. UNABLE TO PROPERLY SEE STREET SIGNS OR OBJECTS ON EITHER SIDE OF VEHICLE THAT MAY CROSS IN PATH. TESTED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH ALL HEADLIGHTS ON INCLUDING LOWER FOG DRIVING LIGHTS. CHECKED ADJUSTMENT(DIRECTION) AND HEIGHT AND DID NOT IMPROVE VISIBILITY. WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, LOSE OF USE OF VEHICLE AT NIGHT DUE TO UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS.
- NHTSA ID
- 11245737
- Incident
- Jul 31, 2019
- Mileage
- 160 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Apr 15, 2019
HEADLIGHTS HAVE POOR VISIBILITY DURING LOW LIGHT. OEM HALOGEN LIGHTS INSTALLED
- NHTSA ID
- 11196576
- Incident
- Apr 9, 2019
Exterior lighting
Filed Feb 17, 2019
FACTORY OEM HEADLIGHTS INCLUDING HI-BEAMS, LOW-BEAMS, DRLS AND FOG LIGHTS ARE OUTDATED AND TOTALLY INFERIOR TO CURRENT LED/HID HEADLIGHTS. VISIBILITY IS NOT UP TO PAR WHATSOEVER. DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD. VERY DISAPPOINTED. THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE STANDARD LED DAYLIGHT RUNNING STRIPS, HIGH-BEAMS, LOW BEAMS, AND FOG LIGHTS. FORD SHOULD UPDATE THIS ON ALL 2018 AND NEWER EXPEDITIONS
- NHTSA ID
- 11180648
- Incident
- Feb 6, 2019
- Mileage
- 11 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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