Ford Escape Rear Door Latch Recall

According to ford the safety recall is due to a frozen door latch or a bent or kinked actuation cable in affected vehicles that may result in a door not opening or not staying closed.

Ford escape rear door latch recall. The issue affecting some 830 000 vehicles centers on the pawl spring tab in the side door latch that could. 2013 15 ford escape vehicles built at louisville assembly plant dec. The door must be open to see it. The recall covers nearly 2 2.

Rearward edge of the rear door just above the latch opening. Ford motor company is expanding a previously announced safety recall regarding door latches to include approximately 1 500 000 additional vehicles at the request of the national highway traffic safety administration bringing the total to 2 383 292 vehicles. Ford has issued another recall for faulty door latches which can fail to secure a door leading to its possibly coming open while the vehicle is being driven. Ford recalls over 2 million vehicles for brake and door latches issues.

Affected vehicles include 2013 15 ford c max and ford escape 2012 15 ford focus 2015 ford mustang and lincoln mkc and 2014 16 ford. The 2 4 million cars include the f 150 fiesta focus fusion and escape. Safety recall 20s30 side door latch previously repaired under 15s16 or 16s30 2011 2015 ford lincoln. Most concerning of course is that latch failures could allow doors to fly open while the automobiles are in motion posing an obvious danger to drivers and.

Ford motor company is recalling 2 15 million vehicles over a potentially faulty door latch issue the company announced in a news release wednesday.