A risk of under-hood fires has reportedly prompted Ford Motor Co. to recall 100,000 vehicles, including some Escape and Lincoln Corsair SUVs and some Maverick light pickups. Additionally, it is extending a previous recall of the Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs due to a different issue that has the potential to start fires under the hood even while the affected cars are parked and off.
According to media sources on Friday, the new recall affects certain Escapes, Lincoln Corsairs, and Mavericks with 2.5-liter hybrid or plug-in hybrid powertrains because they have a defect where, if the engine fails, fuel and oil vapour might spill onto hot parts and catch fire.
According to reports, starting on August 8, Ford will notify owners of the impacted Escapes, Lincoln Corsairs, and Mavericks, and Ford dealers will fix the issue by installing modifications that reduce under-hood temperatures to a safe level. According to reports regarding the current recall from the company, there have been 23 complaints of fires that started while the engines were running, but no casualties.Ford said in a release on Friday that owners of the impacted Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs should park them outside and away from buildings as part of the widening of the earlier recall. The business reported receiving 21 instances of under-hood fires, five of which occurred after the previous recall. It claimed to be informed of a single injury report.
You may check the status of your vehicle's recall on pages provided by both Ford and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Over 66,000 Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs produced between July 27, 2020, and August 31, 2021, are included in the expanded recall of the previous model. Just over 39,000 Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles with a 2021 model year and manufacture dates between December 1, 2020, and April 30, 2021 were included in the earlier Ford SUV recall, which took place in May.
Ford claims to have located the problem's root cause with the Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles.
According to a press release from the corporation, "the source of these vehicle fires can be connected to a change in manufacturing location by a supplier during the COVID-19 outbreak." The Expedition and Navigator SUVs manufactured during the recall window had printed circuit boards installed in them that were "uniquely susceptible to a high-current short."
The business stated that it anticipates parts to be accessible for a repair to start in early September. It claimed that it started notifying clients about the repair on Friday.
Ford could not be reached right away for further comment.
