Ford Explorer, Aviator. Published by Transport Canada as 2020537 on 11 November 2020. System: Powertrain.
What the notice says Issue:
On certain vehicles, the driveshaft could break. If this happens, there could be a sudden loss of power to the wheels. A driveshaft that separates could also damage the fuel tank and cause a fuel leak. Additionally, the vehicle could move when the transmission is in Park, and the parking brake is not used. …
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Ford EXPLORER in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Ford EXPLORER is named on 91 American notices, 15 British, 13 European and 71 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2020537
- Recall date
- 11 November 2020
- Make
- Ford, Lincoln
- Models
- Explorer, Aviator
- Model years
- 2020
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Powertrain
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 1,291
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On certain vehicles, the driveshaft could break. If this happens, there could be a sudden loss of power to the wheels. A driveshaft that separates could also damage the fuel tank and cause a fuel leak. Additionally, the vehicle could move when the transmission is in Park, and the parking brake is not used.
Note: This recall only affects vehicles equipped with a 3.0 L or 3.3 L engine.Safety Risk:
A fuel leak can create the risk of a fire. A loss of power to the wheels could increase the risk of a crash. A parked vehicle that rolls away could also create the risk of an injury or a crash.Corrective Actions:
The company will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to inspect the driveshaft label. Dealers will replace the driveshaft, if needed.
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 2020537.
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.
- 2020536 · 11 November 2020 · Edge, MKX, Taurus · Powertrain
- 2020524 · 3 November 2020 · Police Interceptor Utility (explorer), Explorer · Suspension
- 2020633 · 21 December 2020 · E350, E450 · Engine
- 2020631 · 21 December 2020 · Explorer, Aviator · Engine
- 2020634 · 21 December 2020 · Ecosport · Airbag
- 2020454 · 24 September 2020 · Escape, F-250 Super Duty, Edge · Visual System
- 2020333 · 20 July 2020 · Transit · Airbag
- 2020334 · 20 July 2020 · F-650, F-750 · Structure
The same system: Powertrain
823 notices in this register name Powertrain. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2020536 · 11 November 2020 · Edge, MKX, Taurus · Powertrain
- 2020542 · 12 November 2020 · Ninja H2 SX · Powertrain
- 2020571 · 25 November 2020 · Fjr1300 · Powertrain
- 2020520 · 29 October 2020 · Cruze, Lacrosse, Malibu · Powertrain
- 2020505 · 23 October 2020 · Silverado, Sierra · Powertrain
- 2020506 · 22 October 2020 · Cbr1000rr (fireblade) · Powertrain
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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 536 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2020.
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