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Ford Motor Co. on Monday announced a safety recall for hundreds of thousands of 2016-19 Ford Explorer SUVs over an issue with roof rail covers.
The Dearborn automaker said that the covers may become detached from the vehicle while driving and create a hazard for others on the road.
The affected vehicles include base and XLT trim levels, as well as Police Interceptor and Explorer Sport models with roof rail covers painted silver, black or absolute black, according to Ford.
The recall applies to 620,483 vehicles in the U.S. and federal territories, 36,419 vehicles in Canada and 4,260 vehicles in Mexico.
Ford recalling more than 600,000 Ford Explorer vehicles across U.S. for rail cover issue
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FILE - The company logo sparkles on the grille of an unsold 2020 Explorer sports-utility vehicle at a Ford dealership Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, in Denver. On Nov. 5, 2020, Ford announced they were recalling more than 375,000 Explorer SUVs in the U.S. and Canada to fix a suspension problem that has caused 13 crashes. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
and last updated 2021-05-10 08:49:32-04
(WXYZ) â Ford announced on Monday that it s recalling more than 600,000 Ford Explorer vehicles across the United States due to an issue with roof rail covers.
According to documents filed by Ford with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the issue dates back to April 2020, when NHTSA asked Ford about 11 reports it had received from customers who said their roof rail covers had detached while they were driving. After review, Ford determined that the issue “did not present an unreasonable risk” to safety, due to low projected probability of the covers letting go, and that owners would notice if the cover looked loose, or it rattled.
Ford extended warranty coverage on the part for a one-time repair within 10 years or 150,000 miles. In its documentation, the automaker said it continued to monitor field data and believed that the warranty program, plus the ability of owners to notice a loose cover, would result in them getting it fixed proactively. But when Ford met with NHTSA in April 2021 for review, the agency requested the recall.
Ford recalling 661K Explorers due to roof rail covers that may detach while driving
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FILE- This Feb. 15, 2018, file photo shows a Ford logo on the grill of a 2018 Ford Explorer on display at the Pittsburgh Auto Show. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
and last updated 2021-05-10 15:18:32-04
DEARBORN, Mich. â The Ford Motor Company is recalling more than 661,000 Explorers due to an issue where roof rail covers may become detached while driving and create hazards for others on the road.
Ford issued the safety recall Monday, saying it affects select 2016-2019 Explorers.
âAffected Explorer series vehicles include base and XLT trim levels, as well as Police Interceptor and Explorer Sport models with roof rail covers that are painted silver, black or absolute black,â wrote Ford in a notice.