Ford Police Interceptor Utility (Explorer), Police Interceptor Sedan (Taurus), Explorer, Taurus. Published by Transport Canada as 2017415 on 30 August 2017. System: Steering.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, the steering gear heat shield fasteners may have an incorrect coating that could cause the heat shield to corrode and detach. This could expose the steering gear system to higher temperatures and could cause the steering gear to overheat, which could result in a reduction of steering assist until …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2017415
- Recall date
- 30 August 2017
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- Police Interceptor Utility (explorer), Police Interceptor Sedan (taurus), Explorer, Taurus
- Model years
- 2017
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 9
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the steering gear heat shield fasteners may have an incorrect coating that could cause the heat shield to corrode and detach. This could expose the steering gear system to higher temperatures and could cause the steering gear to overheat, which could result in a reduction of steering assist until the gear cools. If the steering gear electrical connectors were to melt, it would result in a sudden loss of steering assist. A loss of power steering assist could unexpectedly increase steering effort, which would increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will inspect the fasteners and replace as required. Note: In the event of a loss of power assist, the message "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" would be displayed in the instrument cluster.
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 2017415.
Ford elsewhere in this register
Ford is named on 818 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2017413 · 30 August 2017 · F-150, F-350 Super Duty, F-250 Super Duty · Seats And Restraints
- 2017414 · 30 August 2017 · Focus · Seats And Restraints
- 2017416 · 30 August 2017 · Mustang, F-150 · Airbag
- 2017332 · 6 July 2017 · MKZ, Edge, Fusion · Powertrain
- 2017502 · 18 October 2017 · F-150, F-550 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty · Structure
- 2017517 · 24 October 2017 · F-150 · Powertrain
- 2017515 · 24 October 2017 · F-150 · Engine
- 2017516 · 24 October 2017 · Transit · Electrical
The same system: Steering
582 notices in this register name Steering. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2017425 · 1 September 2017 · VNL · Steering
- 2017426 · 1 September 2017 · Chu, Cxu · Steering
- 2017438 · 8 September 2017 · Xpert · Steering
- 2017514 · 23 October 2017 · Soul Ev, Soul · Steering
- 2017523 · 26 October 2017 · General 1000 · Steering
- 2017324 · 29 June 2017 · Es 350 · Steering
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Ford: 1,346 in the register, and 638 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2017.
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