Transport Canada carries this recall as 2015436, dated 29 September 2015. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 15V605, dated 28 September 2015. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, 15S26.
| Canada | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | 2015436 | 15V605 |
| Dated | 29 September 2015 | 28 September 2015 |
| Register | Transport Canada | NHTSA |
| Make | Ford | |
The two registers are 1 day apart: the American entry is dated first, the Canadian one second.
These are the dates each register records against its own notice. They are separate administrative acts in two countries, recorded by two authorities under two sets of rules, and this page does not claim that one caused the other or that owners in either country were contacted on those days. What it shows is that the same manufacturer campaign reached the two registers on different dates.
Read the American notice 15V605, including every earlier version of its wording this site holds. The Canadian register explains why the manufacturer code is published there and what that makes possible. Canada and America sets every matched pair side by side.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2015436
- Recall date
- 29 September 2015
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- Explorer
- Model years
- 2016
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Fuel System
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 39
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the fuel tank attachment bolts may not have been tightened adequately at time of assembly. This could result in insufficient clamp load that could lead to fatigue and fracture of the fuel tank straps. Fracture of the fuel tank straps could result in the fuel tank separating from the vehicle, which may result in a fuel leak. Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire causing injury and/or property damage. Correction: Dealers will torque the fuel tank attachment bolts to the required specification.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2015436.