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Ford is recalling 273,800 Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs in response to a possible concern that might make their brakes faulty.
The recalled Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator automobiles are from mannequin years 2022-2024, in line with a recall report the automaker submitted to the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Administration (NHTSA).
Within the recalled SUVs, the entrance brake traces “may be in contact with the engine air cleaner outlet pipe,” one thing that might trigger the traces to maintain injury and leak, it mentioned.
“A brake line leak may cause longer-than-expected brake pedal travel and result in a reduction in the rate of deceleration,” Ford mentioned within the report. “If there is a rapid loss of brake fluid or the brake fluid is completely depleted, this can extend the distance required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.”
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The entrance brake line probably getting bent throughout set up might have been the supply of the difficulty, in line with the NHTSA recall report.
Ford signage at a dealership in Richmond, Calif. June 21, 2024. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
Ford constructed the recalled SUVs between April 15, 2021, and Nov. 20, 2024.
Just one% of the recalled automobiles are estimated to be affected by the difficulty, in line with the report. It hasn’t brought about any identified crashes or accidents.
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Homeowners of the recalled Navigators and Expeditions might want to deliver their SUVs to a Ford or Lincoln seller for an inspection.
A Lincoln Navigator on show throughout the press preview for the Worldwide Auto Present on the Jacob Javits Conference Heart in New York Metropolis April 13, 2022. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Company by way of Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
On the dealership, the entrance brake line “will be inspected, and if it does not meet inspection criteria, a new brake line and/or air cleaner outlet pipe will be installed with proper clearances” at no cost, Ford mentioned within the recall report.
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The Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator have lengthy been a part of the Michigan-based automaker’s lineup, each debuting within the late ’90s.
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Greater than 78,000 Ford Expeditions have been bought within the U.S. final yr, in line with the corporate. Greater than 15,000 Lincoln Navigators have been bought.
