Transport Canada Recall - 2021438 - FORD
Brand(s)
Summary
Please see corrective actions section below
Affected products
2013 | FORD | EXPLORER, 2013 | FORD | POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY (EXPLORER), 2014 | FORD | EXPLORER, 2014 | FORD | POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY (EXPLORER), 2015 | FORD | EXPLORER, 2015 | FORD | POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY (EXPLORER), 2016 | FORD | EXPLORER, 2016 | FORD | POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY (EXPLORER), 2017 | FORD | EXPLORER, 2017 | FORD | POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY (EXPLORER)
Issue
Issue:
On certain vehicles, the outer ball joint for the rear suspension toe link may seize. If this happens, the toe link could break while driving. This could cause a sudden loss of vehicle stability.
Note: This recall only affects vehicles equipped with a rear ball joint manufactured by ZF.
Safety Risk:
A loss of vehicle stability could cause a loss of control and increase the risk of a crash.
Corrective Actions:
Ford will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to replace the rear suspension toe links and inspect the ball joints. If a ball joint requires replacement, the dealer will replace the rear suspension knuckle.
Additional information
Background
Visit Transport Canada’s Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls Database for the original recall.