Ford recalls SUVs

Ford is asking the owners of 350000 vehicles to take them to dealers for repairs in three recalls, including about 39000 that should be parked outdoors...

The company says it has no reports of fires extending to any buildings. It says the fires appear to be limited to SUVs built from Dec. 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021. Ford has reports of 16 fires under the hood, 14 in rental company vehicles. Owners will be notified by letter around May 30. Dust can get into the air bag wiring in the steering wheel, disconnecting the electricity. But the company says fires can happen even while the engines are off.

Ford is asking the owners of 350000 vehicles in to take them to dealers for repairs in three recalls.

It says the fires appear to be limited to SUVs built from Dec. 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021. The company says it has no reports of fires extending to any buildings. Owners will be notified by letter around May 30. Dust can get into the air bag wiring in the steering wheel, disconnecting the electricity. Ford has reports of 16 fires under the hood, 14 in rental company vehicles. But the company says fires can happen even while the engines are off.

Ford is asking the owners of 350000 SUVs from the 2021 model year to take them to dealers for repairs because the engines can catch fire.

Dust can get into the airbag wiring in the steering wheel, disconnecting the electricity. It says the fires appear to be limited to SUVs built from Dec. 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021. Dealers will replace steering wheel wiring.

Transport Canada said in a recall notice Thursday that some 2021 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigators could catch fire in the engine department, even while ...

The company says it has no reports of fires extending to any buildings. It says the fires appear to be limited to SUVs built from Dec. 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021. Dust can get into the airbag wiring in the steering wheel, disconnecting the electricity. So far it hasn't developed a repair for the fires, which appear to start at the back of the engine compartment on the passenger side. The automaker has reports of 16 U.S. fires under the hood, 14 in rental company vehicles. It's recommending that the SUVs be parked outdoors and away from buildings.

Ford is warning owners of some 2021 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs that the engines in their vehicles could catch fire—even when they're turned off.

The fires, Ford says, appear to start at the back of the engine on the passenger side. The company is not asking owners to stop driving the SUVs, but is considering the recall an urgent one. Ford says it doesn’t know what’s causing the fires to occur at this time, and is still determining what remedy is necessary.

Ford Motor Co. (F) is recalling nearly 3000 sport utility vehicles (SUVs) in Canada due to a risk that the engines could catch fire.

Of the 16 fires, 12 happened while the SUV engines were turned off, Ford said in a written Ford said The Detroit automaker has reports of 16 U.S. fires under the hood, 14 of which occurred in

Transport Canada said in a recall notice Thursday that some 2021 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigators could catch fire in the engine compartment, even while ...

It said the fires appear to be limited to SUVs built from Dec. 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021. The company says it has no reports of fires extending to any buildings. Dust can get into the airbag wiring in the steering wheel, disconnecting the electricity. So far it hasn’t developed a repair for the fires, which appear to start at the back of the engine compartment on the passenger side. The automaker has reports of 16 U.S. fires under the hood, 14 in rental company vehicles. It’s recommending that the SUVs be parked outdoors and away from buildings.