Ford is recalling 661,000 Explorer SUVs in North America, on the assumption that road rail cover could isolate safety issues for other drivers on the road, and Automaker announced Monday.
The company said it would notify affected customers starting the week of June 28 and dealers would place push pins to secure the roof rail.
Ford said it is not aware of any accidents or injuries related to the defective feature.
The automaker said Documents posted on sunday That the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration first questioned the issue for more than a year. But due to the lack of a roof rail and the possibility that drivers would locate a loose roof rail cover before posing a safety concern on the road, the company determined that the issue “does not present an undue risk,” ” Document. Display.
Ford said last year that it would provide a one-time repair of the issue for affected customers, documents show, but upon reviewing more data, NHTSA requested last month that Ford issue a reminder.
Ford said the recall included 620,483 vehicles in the US, 36,419 in Canada and 4,260 in Mexico.
The recall was included in the 2019 model year 2016 through Ford Explorers and the company said it included base and XLT trim levels, as well as police interceptor and Explorer Sport models with roof rail covers that are silver, black Or dyed in absolute black color.
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