Ford Recalls 23,111 Lincoln Aviators for Window Issue

Ford is issuing another recall, this time for 23,111 Aviator SUVs from its luxury brand Lincoln. And it’s for an issue that is particularly dangerous for… fingers.

The problem
The issue is that the Aviator’s rear side window auto-reversal mechanisms may not engage quickly enough to prevent someone's fingers from being pinched.

Normally, when encountering resistance, a window should immediately stop its movement and even reverse. Furthermore, regulations stipulate that power windows must automatically reverse when they encounter an obstruction.

In the case of the Aviators, they "may exert excessive force" before doing so, according to documents published by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the equivalent of Transport Canada.

All models affected by the recall are impacted by the problem, which stems from "the erroneous activation of a feature" in a supplier's software, according to what Ford told the NHTSA. The manufacturer added that the issue was discovered during internal testing and that it is not aware of any injuries related to this problem.

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