The second-largest U.S. automaker has issued a couple of safety recalls for select vehicles belonging to the E-Series, the Explorer SUV range, and the premium Lincoln Aviator. The campaigns have to do with problems found inside the engine bay, but there have been no reports of accidents or injuries related to the issues, fortunately.
The safety recall for the selected 2021 Ford E-Series is in relation to the 7.3-liter engine covers thermal management. According to details shared by the company, the affected vehicles have been produced at the Ohio Assembly Plant (from May 11, 2019, to Nov. 13, 2020) with “mispositioned insulation on the underside of the engine cover.”
Because it doesn’t cover the entire area it’s supposed to, there is a chance that heat from the engine compartment might raise temperatures of the corresponding passenger compartment area. According to Ford, if special undescribed conditions are met, the temperature level can be higher in vehicles that have Stationary Elevated Idle Control or Battery Charge Protect.
The company said there are 29,344 vehicles in the U.S. and 2,412 in Canada affected by the recall, with dealers ready to check the engine covers and, if needed, install new engine insulation patches and update the heat management calibration software for the powertrain.
As far as the 2020-21 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles are concerned, the company has discovered that in select vehicles, “the motor mount fasteners may become loose over time and disconnect from the engine, which could result in loss of power.”
Approximately 1,405 units in the U.S. and just 65 in Canada are affected by the safety recall, with dealers tasked to replace the right-hand motor mount fasteners. The vehicles in question have not caused any known accidents or injuries and were produced at the Chicago Assembly Plant over three days in July (28th-30th) of last year.
Because it doesn’t cover the entire area it’s supposed to, there is a chance that heat from the engine compartment might raise temperatures of the corresponding passenger compartment area. According to Ford, if special undescribed conditions are met, the temperature level can be higher in vehicles that have Stationary Elevated Idle Control or Battery Charge Protect.
The company said there are 29,344 vehicles in the U.S. and 2,412 in Canada affected by the recall, with dealers ready to check the engine covers and, if needed, install new engine insulation patches and update the heat management calibration software for the powertrain.
As far as the 2020-21 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles are concerned, the company has discovered that in select vehicles, “the motor mount fasteners may become loose over time and disconnect from the engine, which could result in loss of power.”
Approximately 1,405 units in the U.S. and just 65 in Canada are affected by the safety recall, with dealers tasked to replace the right-hand motor mount fasteners. The vehicles in question have not caused any known accidents or injuries and were produced at the Chicago Assembly Plant over three days in July (28th-30th) of last year.