Starting with the newest vehicles, the 2016 Fusion and Lincoln MKZ have been outfitted with fuel tanks that are prone to crack in a crash. Only 708 North American vehicles are affected by the problem, which violates federal safety regulations.
The company is also recalling the 2016 F-53 and F-59 stripped chassis vehicles for potential issues with the shift control bracket. The component may not have been manufactured properly, allowing the transmission to shift into reverse without first applying the brakes.
Another small-batch recall, affecting just a few hundred units, focuses on the fuel-tank attachment bolts in the 2015 Taurus and Lincoln MKS and 2016 Explorer. The bolts may not have been tightened properly, allowing the tank to separate from the vehicle and leak fuel.
Approximately 37,000 F-150 pickups from the 2015 model year will receive a software reflash to fix a glitch with the adaptive cruise control software. The problem causes automatic braking when passing a large, highly reflective truck, misinterpreting the truck as being in the F-150′s lane of travel. At least one accident has been blamed on the glitch.
Going further back in time, the 2001-2008 Escape and Mercury Mariner with remanufactured transmissions may have been equipped with a loose shift-lever control bolt. The problem can eventually cause the shift lever to disengage from the transmission.
A “small number of accidents” have been blamed on another defect that affects approximately 340,000 Windstar minivans. Corrosion can eventually cause the rear axle to crack and completely fracture. The problem had already been addressed via an earlier campaign, which added a bracket to reduce the safety risk, however some of the brackets may not have been installed properly.
All six campaigns affect a total of approximately 380,000 vehicles.
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