Ford Motor is recalling 198,000 SUVs in america to change the blower motor meeting after experiences of 25 fires, it mentioned on Thursday.
The recall covers 2015-2017 mannequin yr Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator automobiles. Ford mentioned it had three experiences of fires linked to property harm to buildings and one involving minor damage. Ford will notify house owners beginning Sept. 12.
The callback was unrelated to security remembers authorized in July relating to newer 2021 Expedition and Navigator automobiles for an engine compartment fire risk originating within the battery junction field, Ford mentioned. Discipline knowledge confirmed the difficulty within the new recall impacts automobiles with larger mileage and time-in-service, the corporate mentioned.
Ford additionally mentioned it was recalling 1,175 2022 mannequin yr Mustang Mach-E automobiles electrical automobiles as a result of the right-rear axle half shafts might have been manufactured improperly and a component might break. Sellers will examine and change right-rear half shafts as wanted.
Ford mentioned it had no experiences of failures amongst house owners however final month realized that its Cuautitlan Meeting Plant in Mexico had recognized 2 automobiles with damaged rear proper half shafts.
Ford leads all automakers in america with 52 separate recall campaigns to date this yr, masking about 7.4 million automobiles.
