Ford Recalls Another 125,000 Vehicles, This Time to Address Fire Risk

•    Another Ford recall targets 125,000 hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Last year, Ford led the industry in the number of recalls. The company is working on resolving a number of quality issues, and things are bound to improve. In the meantime, however, we can expect further recalls, such as the one announced yesterday concerning 125,322 vehicles. 

The NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), the equivalent of Transport Canada, has announced that Ford is recalling the hybrid (and plug-in where applicable) versions of the following models:

• Ford Escape (2020-2023)
• Ford Maverick (2022-2023) 
• Lincoln Corsair (2021-2023) 

These vehicles are being recalled due to a high risk of fire stemming from catastrophic engine failure. 

And what does catastrophic mean here? An actual hole in the engine block could result from wear of the crankshaft bearings (which provide the main bearing). The documents provided refer to an investigation by Ford into failures of 2.5L 4-cylinder engines manufactured before July 7, 2022, inclusive. 

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