Ford Police Interceptor Utility (Explorer). Published by Transport Canada as 2021010 on 18 January 2021. System: Visual System.
What the notice says Issue:
On a small number of vehicles, the windshield washer fluid reservoir may have been filled with washer fluid that was contaminated with brake fluid. This could reduce the driver's ability to clear the windshield and cause damage to the wiper/washer system.
Safety Risk:
A windshield that is not properly …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2021010
- Recall date
- 18 January 2021
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- Police Interceptor Utility (explorer)
- Model years
- 2020
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Visual System
- Raised as
- Compliance MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 3
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On a small number of vehicles, the windshield washer fluid reservoir may have been filled with washer fluid that was contaminated with brake fluid. This could reduce the driver's ability to clear the windshield and cause damage to the wiper/washer system.Safety Risk:
A windshield that is not properly cleared could block a driver's view. This could increase the risk of a crash.Corrective Actions:
Ford will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to flush out the washer system and replace the washer bottle neck, washer pump assembly, fluid level sensor as well as the front and rear wiper blades. The dealer will also inspect and repair paint and exterior components, if necessary.
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 2021010.
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.
- 2021011 · 18 January 2021 · Edge, Escape, Bronco Sport · Powertrain
- 2021029 · 27 January 2021 · Zephyr, Milan, Fusion · Airbag
- 2021307 · 24 May 2021 · F-150 · Powertrain
- 2021308 · 24 May 2021 · Edge · Seats And Restraints
- 2021309 · 24 May 2021 · Transit Connect · Powertrain
- 2021310 · 24 May 2021 · F-450 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty · Structure
- 2021337 · 31 May 2021 · F-150 · Steering
- 2021438 · 16 July 2021 · Explorer, Police Interceptor Utility (explorer) · Suspension
The same system: Visual System
424 notices in this register name Visual System. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2021078 · 18 February 2021 · X5, X7, 8 Series · Visual System
- 2021076 · 19 February 2021 · Sprinter · Visual System
- 2021291 · 14 May 2021 · GLS Class, GLC Class, A Class · Visual System
- 2021349 · 4 June 2021 · Sprinter · Visual System
- 2021395 · 23 June 2021 · HURACÁN · Visual System
- 2021396 · 24 June 2021 · Transit · Visual System
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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 658 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2021.
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