HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Ford Motor Company officials have issued three safety recalls, according to a company statement released Tuesday. None of the cases have resulted in crash reports to the company, according to the statement.
One if for select 2015-17 Ford Transit vehicles — 293,558 vehicles in the United States and federal territories; 22,960 in Canada; and 2,744 in Mexico. — to correct a driveshaft flexible coupling issue. The coupling may crack with increasing mileage, resulting in driveline noise and vibration. Continued driving with a cracked flexible coupling may cause separation of the driveshaft, resulting in a loss of motive power, or unintended vehicle movement in park without the parking brake applied. That part failure could damage brake and fuel lines, or other parts. Should the part fail, it could cause an injury or crash.
Ford officials indicated they are not aware of any reports of accident or injury related to this concern..
Affected vehicles were built at Kansas City Assembly Plant, Jan. 17, 2014, to June 15, 2017.
The company’s statement indicated that parts replaced during an earlier recall are not expected to have the same fault.
The Ford reference number for this recall is 19S38.
The second safety recall is for select 2019 Ford Edge vehicles — 366 in the United States, and 65 in Canada — for seat belt anchor separation
In this case, an improperly crimped seat belt pretensioner anchor in some vehicles could fail on the driver’s side seat belt assembly during a crash, inadequately restraining the a person.
Affected vehicles were built at Oakville Assembly Plant, Sept. 18-19, 2019.
Dealers will inspect the driver’s side seat belt pretensioner assembly and replace it if it is within the suspect part production dates. The Ford reference number for this recall is 19S37.
The third safety recall, for select 2019 Ford Expedition and 2019 Lincoln Navigators — is to correct the rear toe link torque
Ford Motor Company is issuing a safety recall for select 2019 Ford Expedition and 2019 Lincolns, affected just 18 vehicles in the U.S.
In this case, affected vehicles have a rear toe link fastener that may not have been properly tightened during assembly. As a consequence, the rear toe link could become disconnected while driving, causing an injury or crash.
Affected vehicles were built at Kentucky Truck Plant: Ford Expedition vehicles built Sept. 5-6, 2019, and Lincoln Navigator vehicles built Sept. 6, 2019
The Ford reference number for this recall is 19S36.
