Ford recalling 350,000 SUVs due to unexplained engine fires, including some sold in Canada

Ford is asking the homeowners of 350,000 SUVs from the 2021 mannequin 12 months to take them to sellers for repairs as a result of the engines can catch fireplace.

Ford says in U.S. authorities paperwork posted Thursday that it would not know what’s inflicting fires in some Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs from the 2021 mannequin 12 months.

Roughly 39,000 of the affected autos had been bought within the U.S.

2863 of the autos had been bought in Canada: 2,354 Expeditions, and 509 Navigators.

Homeowners are being suggested to park them outdoors if potential as a result of engine fires have been reported even when the autos weren’t in use.

Ford has stories of 16 fires below the hood, 12 of which began when the engine was off. One individual was burned.

Making an attempt to inform prospects

To date it hasn’t developed a restore for the fires, which seem to start out in the back of the engine compartment on the passenger aspect.

Ford says it is treating the recall urgently and can use apps and mail to inform prospects as quickly because it develops a listing of car homeowners and addresses.

“We’re working across the clock to find out the basis reason for this situation and subsequent treatment in order that prospects can proceed to take pleasure in utilizing their autos,” Jeffrey Marentic, common supervisor of Ford passenger autos, mentioned in an announcement.

Ford started investigating fireplace stories on March 24. It says the fires seem like restricted to SUVs constructed from Dec. 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021. The corporate says it has no fireplace stories from autos constructed earlier than or after these dates.

Different remembers

The automaker is also recalling about 310,000 heavy-duty vans as a result of the motive force’s airbag might not inflate in a crash.

The recall covers sure 2016 F-250, 350, 450 and 550 vans. Mud can get into the airbag wiring within the steering wheel, disconnecting the electrical energy. Sellers will change steering wheel wiring. Homeowners will probably be notified by mail beginning July 5.

And the corporate is recalling 464 electrical Mustang Mach-E SUVs from 2021. A software program downside may cause unintended acceleration, deceleration or a lack of drive energy in all-wheel-drive autos.