Owners are advised to apply the parking brake whenever the F-Series is parked.
Ford Motor Company issued two safety recalls in North America yesterday and amended safety compliance recall 19C07 to expand the number of suspect vehicles. The first safety defect recall is for 2019 Ford F-Series Super Duty vehicles. The electronically locking rear-axle assembly may have a passenger-side axle shaft manufactured with steel that does not meet Ford’s specifications. It may fracture, resulting in a loss of driving power while in two-wheel drive, and the inability to hold the park function. If the parking brake is not applied, this could result in unintended vehicle movement, increasing the risk of crash or injury.
Ford is not aware of any reports of accident or injury related to this defect that affects 28,579 vehicles in the United States and federal territories, 4,316 in Canada and 73 in Mexico. The vehicles were built at Kentucky Truck Plant and Ohio Assembly Plant, May 21 – July 26, 2019.
Dealers will inspect the passenger-side rear axle shaft; shafts with a suspect batch code will be replaced. Owners are advised to apply the parking brake whenever the vehicle is parked until the service fix is completed. The Ford reference number for this recall is 19S31.
Ford also issued a safety defect recall for 2020 Ford Explorer vehicles with 2.3-liter and 3.3-liter gasoline engines. The wiring harness is not properly secured and may contact the air-conditioning pulley, resulting in a damaged wiring harness or damaged air-conditioning drive belt. Contact with the air-conditioning pulley may rub through the wiring harness insulation, creating the potential for contact with the un-fused B+ (battery) circuit, resulting in a short circuit and a fire.
Ford said it is not aware of any reports of accidents, injuries or fires on 10,655 vehicles in the United States. The majority of affected vehicles are in dealer inventory. The issue will be remedied prior to delivery to customers. Affected vehicles were built at Chicago Assembly Plant, May 28 – July 18, 2019.
Dealers will secure the wiring harness and repair any damage, if present. The Ford reference number for this recall is 19S32.
Ford is also issuing an “amendment” to safety compliance recall 19C07 announced Aug. 30, 2019, to include 2020 Ford Escape vehicles and expand the number of other affected vehicles. The amendment includes approximately 9,350 Escape vehicles in North America built April 3, 2019, to Sept. 21, 2019 at Louisville Assembly Plant.
“The majority of vehicles are in dealer inventory and this issue will be remedied prior to customer delivery,” Ford said.”
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Zino is at home on test tracks, knows his way around U.S. Congressional hearing rooms, auto company headquarters, plant floors, as well as industry research and development labs where the real mobility work is done. He can quote from court decisions, refer to instrumented road tests, analyze financial results, and profile executive personalities and corporate cultures.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Ford Motor Issues Two Safety Recalls, Expands a Previous One
Owners are advised to apply the parking brake whenever the F-Series is parked.
Ford Motor Company issued two safety recalls in North America yesterday and amended safety compliance recall 19C07 to expand the number of suspect vehicles. The first safety defect recall is for 2019 Ford F-Series Super Duty vehicles. The electronically locking rear-axle assembly may have a passenger-side axle shaft manufactured with steel that does not meet Ford’s specifications. It may fracture, resulting in a loss of driving power while in two-wheel drive, and the inability to hold the park function. If the parking brake is not applied, this could result in unintended vehicle movement, increasing the risk of crash or injury.
Ford is not aware of any reports of accident or injury related to this defect that affects 28,579 vehicles in the United States and federal territories, 4,316 in Canada and 73 in Mexico. The vehicles were built at Kentucky Truck Plant and Ohio Assembly Plant, May 21 – July 26, 2019.
Dealers will inspect the passenger-side rear axle shaft; shafts with a suspect batch code will be replaced. Owners are advised to apply the parking brake whenever the vehicle is parked until the service fix is completed. The Ford reference number for this recall is 19S31.
Ford also issued a safety defect recall for 2020 Ford Explorer vehicles with 2.3-liter and 3.3-liter gasoline engines. The wiring harness is not properly secured and may contact the air-conditioning pulley, resulting in a damaged wiring harness or damaged air-conditioning drive belt. Contact with the air-conditioning pulley may rub through the wiring harness insulation, creating the potential for contact with the un-fused B+ (battery) circuit, resulting in a short circuit and a fire.
Ford said it is not aware of any reports of accidents, injuries or fires on 10,655 vehicles in the United States. The majority of affected vehicles are in dealer inventory. The issue will be remedied prior to delivery to customers. Affected vehicles were built at Chicago Assembly Plant, May 28 – July 18, 2019.
Dealers will secure the wiring harness and repair any damage, if present. The Ford reference number for this recall is 19S32.
Ford is also issuing an “amendment” to safety compliance recall 19C07 announced Aug. 30, 2019, to include 2020 Ford Escape vehicles and expand the number of other affected vehicles. The amendment includes approximately 9,350 Escape vehicles in North America built April 3, 2019, to Sept. 21, 2019 at Louisville Assembly Plant.
“The majority of vehicles are in dealer inventory and this issue will be remedied prior to customer delivery,” Ford said.”
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, publisher (kzhw@aol.com), is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. Zino is at home on test tracks, knows his way around U.S. Congressional hearing rooms, auto company headquarters, plant floors, as well as industry research and development labs where the real mobility work is done. He can quote from court decisions, refer to instrumented road tests, analyze financial results, and profile executive personalities and corporate cultures. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.