Ford Explorer Phev 2022

• Recall 231999 [USA]: A disconnected driveshaft can result in a loss of drive power or a vehicle rollaway if the parking brake is not applied. either of these scenarios can increase the risk of a crash.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2020-2022 explorer vehicles. The rear axle horizontal mounting bolt may fracture and cause the driveshaft to disconnect.
  dealers will replace the subframe bushing and rear axle bolt. They will also inspect the rear axle cover for damage near the bolt hole location and replace with a new cover if any damage is found. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed january 19, 2024. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23s55.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 249350 [USA]: Battery failure can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. battery failure can also increase the risk of a fire.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2020-2022 lincoln aviator and ford explorer vehicles equipped with 3.0l phev engines. A manufacturing defect in one or more of the high voltage battery cells may result in an internal short circuit and battery failure.
  dealers will perform a battery energy control module (becm) diagnostic test and replace the high voltage battery pack, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on april 8, 2024. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford motor company's number for this recall is 23s53.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 248463 [USA]: Loss of the rearview camera image can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 explorer, lincoln aviator, and 2020-2022 lincoln corsair vehicles equipped with a 360-degree camera. The video output may fail, preventing the rearview camera image from displaying.
  dealers will replace the 360-degree camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed november 10, 2023. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23s23. This recall expands and replaces nhtsa recall number 23v-022. Vehicles previously repaired under 23v-022 will need to have the new remedy performed.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 234265 [USA]: A rearview camera that does not display an image can reduce the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2020-2022 explorer police interceptor utility vehicles equipped with a 12.1-inch integrated computer screen (ics). When the display on/off button is used to turn the display to "off" prior to placing the vehicle in reverse, the backup camera rearview image will not appear on the display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 111, "rear visibility."
  dealers will update the ics software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed july 27, 2023. The remedy is anticipated to be available by june 30, 2023. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23c14.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 249099 [USA]: Without the electronic parking brake applied, the vehicle could rollaway if the driveshaft disconnects. a disconnected driveshaft can also result in a loss of drive power. either of these scenarios can increase the risk of a crash.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2020-2022 explorer vehicles equipped with a 2.3l rwd, 3.3l gas, 3.3l fhev, or 3.0l st powertrain. The previous powertrain control module (pcm) update completed under recall 22v-255 did not include the automatic electronic parking brake feature when the vehicle is shifted to park, as intended. In addition, the rear axle horizontal mounting bolt may fracture and cause the driveshaft to disconnect.
  dealers will update the pcm software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on may 31, 2023. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23s16.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 241857 [USA]: The inability to secure the vehicle in the park position can result in a rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 f-150, mustang, explorer, bronco, and 2023 lincoln aviator vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions. The transmission may contain a loose bolt which could prevent the transmission from engaging the park gear, although the gear shifter position may indicate that the vehicle has been shifted to "park."
  dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the transmissions, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed april 25, 2023. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23s06.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 248040 [USA]: A park system that is damaged may not shift into "park," resulting in a vehicle rollaway and increasing the risk of injury or crash.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2020-2022 explorer vehicles equipped with a 2.3l engine and 10r60 automatic transmission. An unintentional powertrain control module (pcm) reset may occur while the vehicle is in motion and result in park system damage.
  dealers will inspect the park system for damage and repair as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed march 28, 2023. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23s05.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 237502 [USA]: Loss of the rearview camera image can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 explorer, lincoln aviator, and 2020-2022 lincoln corsair vehicles equipped with a 360-degree camera. The video output may fail, preventing the rearview camera image from displaying.
  dealers will update the image processing module (ipmb) software, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed april 25, 2023. Owner notification letters were mailed february 13, 2023. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23s02. This recall expands and replaces nhtsa recall number 21v-735. Vehicles previously repaired under 21v-735 will need to have the new remedy performed.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 244985 [USA]: An improperly tightened fuel line connection may result in a fuel leak, increasing the risk of fire.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2022 explorer and ranger vehicles equipped with 2.3l engines. The fuel line may be loose due to improper tightening of the fuel line connection.
  ford will inspect and replace the fuel line assembly, if needed, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed september 29, 2022. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22s60.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 208707 [USA]: Improperly heat-treated engine rails may reduce the vehicle's structural protection in a crash, increasing the risk of injury. in addition, an engine rail may detach and contact the road while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2022 lincoln aviator and ford explorer vehicles. The engine rails may have been improperly heat-treated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard numbers 208, "occupant crash protection" and 301, "fuel system integrity."
  dealers will perform an engine rail strength test and replace the rails as necessary, free of charge. If the engine rails require replacement, owners will have the option for a vehicle replacement or buyback. Owner notification letters were mailed august 22, 2022. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22c13.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 215500 [USA]: A disconnected driveshaft can result in vehicle rollaway when the vehicle is placed in 'park' without the parking brake applied, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2020-2021 explorer police fhev, explorer police 3.3l, and 2020-2022 explorer 2.3l rwd, 3.0l phev, 3.3l fhev, and 3.0l st gas vehicles. The rear axle horizontal mounting bolt may fracture and cause the driveshaft to disconnect.
  depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the bushing and axle cover, or update the electronic parking brake software. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed june 9, 2022, and march 10, 2023. Owner notification letters were mailed june 9, 2022. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22s27.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 188524 [USA]: A detached fuel filler tube can result in a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2022 explorer and lincoln aviator vehicles. The fuel filler tube may detach during a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 301, "fuel system integrity."
  dealers will install a fuel vapor line redundant locking clip, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on april 4, 2022. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22c02.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 2022069 [Canada]: Fuel supply
  Issue: on certain vehicles, the fuel filler vent tube may not be properly connected. As a result, the tube could loosen or detach and create a fuel leak in a crash. Safety risk: a fuel leak can create the risk of a fire. Corrective actions: ford will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to install a locking clip on the fuel vapor line.

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• Recall 2022198 [Canada]: Powertrain
  Issue: on certain vehicles, a mounting bolt for the rear axle housing could break. If this happens, the axle housing can move and cause clunking or banging noises and vibrations from the rear of the vehicle. It could also cause the driveshaft and axle shafts to disconnect. This would result in a loss of power to the rear wheels and the vehicle could move when the transmission is in park, if the parking brake is not used. Safety risk: a parked vehicle that rolls away could create the risk of an injury or a crash. A loss of power to the wheels could increase the risk of a crash. Corrective actions: ford will notify owners by mail. For police interceptor utility models, you will be instructed to take your vehicle to a dealership to replace a bushing and the rear axle housing cover. For all other models, you will be instructed to take your vehicle to a dealership to update the engine control module (pcm) software to set the parking brake when the transmission is in the park position.

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• Loss of motive power investigation # EA23002

  The office of defects investigation (odi) received three letters from consumers in march 2022, requesting the investigation of an alleged defect in the valvetrain of model year (my) 2021 ford bronco vehicles equipped with 2.7l ecoboost engines. The petitioners allege that my 2021 ford bronco vehicles are experiencing catastrophic engine failure resulting in loss of motive power in a variety of driving conditions with no ability to restart. On may 27, 2022, odi opened a defect petition (dp22-001) to evaluate whether to grant or deny the petitioners’ request to investigate. Odi identified 26 vehicle owner questionnaires (voqs) related to the alleged defect, leading to the granting of the petition. A preliminary evaluation (pe22-007) was opened on july 22, 2022, to assess the scope, frequency, and potential safety-related consequences of the alleged defect. Odi sent an information request (ir) letter to ford requesting material for both the subject 2021 ford bronco (25,619 vehicles), as well as additional ford model/model year vehicle populations equipped with 2.7l ecoboost engine including the my 2022 bronco (33,106 vehicles), my 2021-2022 f-150 (155,619 vehicles), my 2021-2022 edge (6,889 vehicles), and my 2021-2022 lincoln nautilus (8,596 vehicles). In their response to odi’s request, ford provided evidence of 328 customer complaints (including field reports), 487 warranty claims, and 809 engine exchanges relating to these vehicle populations. The provided data is comprised of reports of engine failure resulting in several consequences, the most common of which being loss of motive power while the vehicle is in motion. Additionally, analysis of ford’s ir response revealed that the alleged defect is present across the “nano” engine family, which includes both the 2.7l and 3.0l ecoboost engine variants. Vehicles which offer the 3.0l ecoboost engine as either standard or optional equipment include my 2021-2022 explorer and my 2021-2022 lincoln aviator. These model/model year populations will be included within the scope of the engineering analysis and updated population and failure data will be evaluated. During the investigation, multiple contributing factors were identified which can lead to the fracturing of the intake valves in the subject engines. Ford acknowledged that a fractured intake valve can result in catastrophic engine failure and a loss of motive power and noted that following a valve fracture, a vehicle typically requires a full engine replacement. Ford advised odi that the defective valves were manufactured out of a specific alloy known as “silchrome lite”, which can become excessively hard and brittle if an over-temperature condition occurs during machining of the component. A design modification was implemented in october 2021, which changed the intake valve material to a different alloy known as “silchrome 1”, that is less susceptible to over-temperature during machine grinding. Ford has identified that the defective intake valves commonly fail early in a vehicle’s life and has suggested that the majority of failures have already occurred. Odi is opening an engineering analysis (ea) in order to 1) evaluate the scope and frequency of allegations across the expanded scope of model/model year vehicle populations equipped with the 2.7l and 3.0l ecoboost engines, 2) coordinate with nhtsa’s vehicle research and testing center (vrtc) to evaluate field return parts, 3) analyze the effect of time-in-service on the failure rates for the affected engines, and 4) gather and review additional information to evaluate the effectiveness of ford’s manufacturing improvements regarding the alleged defect. To review the reports cited in the attached opening resume odi report identification number document, go to nhtsa.Gov.
  

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• Rear axle bolt failure investigation # RQ23002

  On july 17, 2023, the office of defect investigation (odi) opened this recall query (rq) after receiving 2 consumer complaints alleging loss of vehicle forward power and/or loss of transmission torque of the rear wheels in model year (my) 2020-2022 ford explorer vehicles (subject vehicles). The rq was opened to focus on the effectiveness of the remedies of recalls 22v-255 and 23v-199 related to the alleged problem. Recall 22v-255 involved replacing the bushing and axle cover in the following subject vehicles: 3.3l fhev police built before october 14, 2020, and 3.3l gas police vehicle built before january 31, 2021. For 2.3l rwd, 3.0l phev, 3.3lfhev, and 3.0lst retail (non-police) vehicles, the recall provided an pcm software update to engage the electronic park brake (epb) when park is commanded. The recall addressed a breakage of the rear axle bolt that can cause the driveshaft/half shafts to disconnect, resulting in a loss of transmission torque to the rear wheels necessary to hold park. If the parking brake is not applied, the loss of the primary park torque will allow the vehicle to roll in park increasing the risk of crash and injury. Recall 23v-199 addressed 674 of the subject vehicles produced from february 2, 2019 to april 4, 2022, which received an incorrect remedy under recall 22v-255. The affected vehicles had received a previous powertrain control module (pcm) update which did not include an automatic epb engagement when vehicle is shifted to park. On october 17, 2023, ford filed a new safety recall (recall 23v-675) covering 238,364 my 2020-2022 explorer vehicles with the following powertrains: 3.3l fhev police, 3.3l gas police, 3.0l gas police, 2.3l rwd, 3.0l phev, 3.3l fhev, 3.0l rwd and 3.0l awd, produced from october 22, 2018 to july 6, 2022, equipped with a 3-point mounted axle design. Ford stated that the cause of the bolt fracture is due to joint design not robust to peak axle input torques and manufacturing variability. The primary contributor is insufficient bearings for maximum joint loads. This can result in bearing deformation, increasing bending stress on the bolt, which may lead to fatigue failure. On january 19, 2023, ford amended recall 23v-675 to add 1,942 my 2020-2022 explorer vehicles with the following powertrain: 3.0l rwd platinum and king ranch variant, produced from october 22, 2018 to july 6, 2022, equipped with a 3-point mounted axle design. In addition to the safety recall, ford will conduct a customer satisfaction program for the following my 2020-2022 explorer vehicles with the following powertrains: 2.3l awd, 3.3l gas retail, 3.0l gas awd platinum and king ranch, produced from october 22, 2018 to july 6, 2022. Ford stated that the explorer powerpack variants not covered under recalled 23v-675 do not present an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety due to the combination of lower peak torque levels and torque management strategies to share inputs between front and rear axles, reducing occurrence of higher torque.  according to ford, this is also evidenced by the lower current and projected failure rates. In view of the recall action being taken by ford, odi is closing this rq. Nhtsa will continue to monitor complaints from the customer satisfaction program vehicles and reopen this issue, if necessary. The agency reserves the right to take additional action if warranted by future circumstances. To review the reports cited in the closing resume odi report identification number document, go to nhtsa.Gov.
  

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• Pedestrian alert sounds investigation # DP22005

  Nhtsa received a petition on or about july 18, 2022, requesting that federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the united states. The petition can be reviewed at nhtsa.Gov under odi number 11486072.Fmvss 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kg or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after march 1, 2021.The petitioner asserts that hybrid and electric vehicles to which the standard does not apply should be found to contain a safety defect. In support of the petition, the petitioner includes findings contained in a bill introduced in the house of representatives in 2009, the pedestrian safety enhancement act of 2009, h.R. 734, 111th cong. (2009). A related bill, the pedestrian safety enhancement act of 2010, became law in january 2011 (pub. L. 111-373). The petitioner requests that nhtsa require all electric and hybrid vehicles comply with fmvss 141, regardless of production date.The defect petition has been opened to evaluate the issue and determine whether to grant or deny the petition.The associated product list is not exhaustive and may contain vehicles that are equipped with pedestrian alert sounds.
  

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