Yahoo Autos Ford and Lincoln recall roundup: Explorer, F-350 Super Duty, Aviator
Ford and Lincoln released information on a flurry of recalls this morning. There are three in total, and they span three different models and are all for separate things. Those models include the 2013-2017 Ford Explorer, 2020-2021 Lincoln Aviator and 2020-2021 Ford F-350 Super Duty.
We’ll organize these three in order of most-cars-recalled.
2013-2017 Ford Explorer
This recall includes a substantial 774,696 vehicles, of which 676,152 are in North America. Why? Ford says these vehicles “may experience a seized cross-axis ball joint that may cause a fractured rear suspension toe link.” The diminished steering control that would follow could increase the likelihood of a crash, Ford states.
Only vehicles that spent time in high corrosion states should be affected, Ford says. That means places that lay salt down, experience cold weather and high humidity. Owners of these vehicles will need to take their car into the dealership, where it will be inspected to determine if it needs work. If so, Ford will replace the cross-axis ball joint/knuckle, then replace the toe links with a newly-designed part. Notifications to owners of these vehicles are scheduled to be sent out the week of August 23.
We’ll note that Ford is reporting six “allegations of injury” related to this issue. For those who don’t live in the high-corrosion states/their car was never registered in those states, Ford is offering a customer satisfaction program in case you were interested in having the work done anyway.
