22S56 – Climate Control Blower Motor Replacement – 2015-2017 Ford Expedition & Lincoln Navigator

August 26, 2022 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 22V648000

Blower Motor Failure May Cause Fire

Front blower motor failure can increase the risk of a vehicle interior fire.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V648

Manufacturer FordeBay logo Motor Company

Components VISIBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Potential Number of Units Affected 198,482

 

Summary

FordeBay logo Motor Company (FordeBay logo) is recalling certain 2015-2017 FordeBay logo Expedition and LincolneBay logo Navigator vehicles. The front blower motor located behind the glove box may fail.

 

Remedy

Dealers will replace the front blower motor assembly, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed September 16, 2022. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 2022. Remedy parts are expected to become available in the second quarter of 2023. Owners may contact FordeBay logo customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford’s number for this recall is 22S56.

 

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

 

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January 9, 2023

Safety Recall 22S56 – Supplement #1
Certain 2015 – 2017 Model Year Ford
Expedition and LincolneBay logo Navigator
Climate Control Blower Motor Replacement

 

REASON FOR THIS SUPPLEMENT

  • Rental Vehicles: Guidelines for rental vehicles have been updated. SSSC approval is required for rental car eligibility.
  • Service Action: Updated climate control motor availability to 2nd quarter 2023.

 

AFFECTED VEHICLES

Vehicle Model Year Assembly Plant Build Dates
Expedition/Navigator2015 -2017Kentucky Truck16-Jan-2014 through 30-Jun-2017

 

REASON FOR THIS SAFETY RECALL

Certain vehicles built during this time frame may pose a risk of interior fire while the vehicle is on. Ford Motor Company is working with its suppliers to provide remedy parts for this concern.

 

SERVICE ACTION

Remedy parts are not currently available for this recall. If a customer experiences blower motor symptoms of inoperative, excessive noise, or burning smell/smoke from the climate control front blower motor a current service blower motor may be installed as an interim repair prior to the availability of the remedy parts. The updated climate control blower motor will be replaced once the parts become available beginning 2nd quarter of 2023. This service must be performed on all affected vehicles at no charge to the vehicle owner.

 

OWNER NOTIFICATION MAILING SCHEDULE

Owner letters are expected to be mailed the week of September 12, 2022. Dealers should repair any affected vehicles that arrive at their dealerships, whether or not the customer has received a letter.

PLEASE NOTE:

Federal law requires dealers to complete this recall service before a new vehicle is delivered to the buyer or lessee. Violation of this requirement by a dealer could result in a civil penalty of up to $21,000 per vehicle. Correct all vehicles in your new vehicle inventory before delivery. 

 

SOLD VEHICLES

  • Ford has not issued instructions to stop selling/delivering or driving used vehicles under this safety Owners should contact their dealer for an appointment to have their vehicles remedied as soon as practicable if they experience blower motor symptoms such as inoperative, excessive noise, or burning smell. Owners can continue to safely drive their vehicles. Immediately contact any of your affected customers whose vehicles are not on your VIN list but are identified in OASIS. Give the customer a copy of the Owner Notification Letter (when available) and schedule a service date.
  • Correct other affected vehicles identified in OASIS which are brought to your dealership.
  • Dealers are to prioritize repairs of customer vehicles over repairs of new and used vehicle inventory.

 

STOCK VEHICLES

  • Correct all affected units in your new vehicle inventory before delivery.
  • Use OASIS to identify any affected vehicles in your used vehicle inventory.

 

DEALER-OPERATED RENTAL VEHICLES

The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act law effective June 2016 prohibits a rental company from selling, renting or leasing vehicles subject to a safety or compliance recall. Please consult your legal counsel for legal advice.

 

TITLE BRANDED / SALVAGED VEHICLES

Affected title branded and salvaged vehicles are eligible for this recall.

 

OWNER REFUNDS

  • Ford Motor Company is offering a refund for owner-paid repairs covered by this recall if the repair was performed prior to the date indicated in the reimbursement plan, which is posted with this bulletin. Owners are directed to seek reimbursement through authorized dealers or, at their option, directly through Ford Motor Company at P.O. Box 6251, Dearborn, MI 481216251.
  • Dealers are also pre-approved to refund owner-paid emergency repairs that were performed away from an authorized servicing dealer after the end date specified in the reimbursement plan. Non-covered repairs, or those judged by Ford to be excessive, will not be reimbursed.
  • Refunds will only be provided for the cost associated with the climate control blower motor.

 

RENTAL VEHICLES

If you have a unique owner circumstance that may require a rental vehicle, please contact the SSSC via the SSSC Web Contact Site.

 

PARTS REQUIREMENTS / ORDERING INFORMATION

Part Number  Description Order Quantity
CL1Z-19805-ACurrent Design Climate Control Blower Motor1

 


CERTAIN 2015-2017 MODEL YEAR EXPEDITION AND NAVIGATOR VEHICLES — CLIMATE CONTROL BLOWER MOTOR REPLACEMENT

 

SERVICE PROCEDURE

1. Replace the Blower Motor. Please follow the Workshop Manual (WSM) procedures in Section 412-01.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Federal law prohibits selling motor vehicle parts or components that are under safety, compliance, or emissions recall. Unless a part is requested to be returned to Ford, all parts replaced under this FSA must be scrapped in accordance with all applicable local, state and federal environmental protection and hazardous material regulations. Refer to the Parts Retention, Return, & Scrapping section of the FSA dealer bulletin for further information.

 


Chronology of Defect / Noncompliance Determination

Provide the chronology of events leading up to the defect decision or test data for the noncompliance decision.

 

October 2020 – May 2021

On October 22, 2020, an issue pertaining to interior fires originating in the vicinity of the front blower motor was brought to Ford’s Critical Concern Review Group (CCRG) for review. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) had shared with Ford five (5) HVAC blower related complaints (VOQs) they had received on 2016-2017 model year (MY) Expeditions: intermittent/inoperative blower operation (2), melted wiring harness to blower controller (1), and fire under dash/glove box (2). Of the five complaints to NHTSA, only one customer had also contacted Ford regarding their concern.

CCRG’s review identified fifteen (16) interior fire allegations in the vicinity of the blower motor spanning 2012-2017 MY Expedition and Navigator vehicles, with 14 of those reports on 20152017 model year vehicles.

Previously in 2018, CCRG investigated reports of melting blower motor components and allegations of five interior fires in the vicinity of the blower motor on 2012-2017 MY Expedition and Navigator vehicles. Those reports primarily indicated that there was an inoperative blower with melted Variable Blower Controller (VBC) connectors or burnt terminals. Bench testing found no evidence that a malfunctioning VBC could develop into a fire. A Special Service Message (SSM) and service part kit were developed and published to address the VBC quality concern. No pattern or cause was identified regarding the fire allegations that had been received at that time.

 

Consistent with CCRG’s 2018 investigation, no evidence of VBC contribution to the more recent blower motor fire allegations was identified. CCRG and NHTSA worked to obtain parts from a more recent fire complaint vehicle for analysis.

 

May 2021 – August 2021

In May and August of 2021, Ford obtained parts from two fire complaint vehicles, which were analyzed by the supplier. One was too damaged to determine a root cause and the second indicated a shorted brush; however, it was inconclusive whether this contributed to initiation of the fire or instead resulted from fire-related damage.

 

September 2021 – December 2021

Ford and NHTSA conducted a joint inspection of a complaint vehicle on September 15, 2021. The blower motor was analyzed by the supplier with no cause of fire determined.

 

January 2022 – June 2022

CCRG’s investigation continued, including discussions with NHTSA on March 1, April 20, and June 9, 2022, regarding their internal analysis of the concern. Ongoing monitoring of potentially related reports found a disproportionate number from the 2015MY through 2017MY, indicating a unique population and potential special cause as compared to 2009 MY through 2014 MY that used the same blower motor design. Based on the inconclusive evidence and analyses to date, Ford obtained additional parts for analysis, including obtaining parts from scrap yards, internal company and employee vehicles, and vehicles at dealerships for repair.

In June 2022, based on component analysis, Ford Engineering theorized that a mispositioned blower motor brush holder spring could cause an internal short or localized heating of the brush spring or holder. It is believed that when a fire initiates on the blower motor, it does so at the positive brush holder location. The VBC would remain operational and there would be no signs of an overheated relay. Field data indicates that this concern typically occurs at a higher time in service, and on vehicles with higher mileage.

 

July 2022 – August 2022

Ford reviewed its investigation steps to date:

  • Review of blower motor usage, vehicle line changes, supplier design and manufacturing changes from 2009-2017 MY have not determined any contributors to potential root cause.
  • 2015 MY coincided with a reduction in blower motor production volumes from the supplier. The supplier has not informed Ford of any associated motor production process, design, or material changes.
  • Review of buyback, similar vehicles and system analysis have not found any contributors to part failure or root cause.
  • Returned parts and warranty part analysis shows evidence of positive brush overheated and loose, broken or missing positive brush spring.
  • The blower motor supplier confirmed no substantive changes in blower motor material throughout the 2009-2017 model years relative to this investigation.
  • Based on blower motor testing to-date, reports may be due to an internal short or localized heating of the brush spring or holder.

 

Ford also reviewed the design history of the blower motor.  This blower motor design was installed on Expedition/Navigator vehicles from 2009-2017 MY.  As of August 12, 2022, Ford is aware of twenty-five (25) fire allegations, including five (5) VOQs, potentially related to the blower motor on 2015-2017 MY Expedition and Navigator vehicles received between July 24, 2017, and July 25, 2022.  Of the twenty-five reports thirteen (13) were localized fires in the blower motor area.  The remaining twelve (12) reports involved more extensive damage to the vehicle with three (3) instances of property damage to structures and one (1) to nearby vehicles. It remains unclear in the more extensive fires whether the incident was caused by a blower motor concern.  These reports on 2015-2017 MY vehicles coincides with a reduction in blower motor production volumes from the suppler.  The supplier has not informed Ford of any associated motor production process, design, or material changes for the 2015 MY.  A statistical 2-proportion test found the field data for 2015-2017 MY Expedition/Navigator population to be statistically different from 2009-2014 MY vehicles that used this blower motor design.

 

No cause of these vehicle fires has been identified to date; however, they are believed to originate in the blower motor which is located on the passenger side interior behind the glovebox.

 

On August 19, 2022, Ford’s Field Review Committee reviewed the concern and approved a field action.  

 

Ford is not aware of any reports of accidents related to this condition. One claim alleges injuries to the customer’s hand and fingers. All fire reports indicate vehicles were running at the time of the incident.

 


6 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKEMODELYEAR
FORDEXPEDITION2015-2017
LINCOLNeBay logoNAVIGATOR2015-2017

 


8 Associated Documents

Miscellaneous Document – Chronology of Defect / Noncompliance Determination

RMISC-22V648-1382.pdf 42.87KB

 


Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-22V648-1386.PDF 215.307KB

 


Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-22V648-2493.pdf 644.994KB

 


Miscellaneous Document – Additional Supplier Contact Information

RMISC-22V648-2996.pdf 11.006KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – August 31, 2022 SUBJECT: Safety Recall 22S56 Certain 2015 – 2017 Model Year Ford Expedition and LincolneBay logo Navigator Climate Control Blower Motor Replacement

RCMN-22V648-9794.pdf 224.725KB

 


Chronology

RMISC-22V648-6445.pdf 42.763KB

 


ISSUED Interim Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RIONL-22V648-7151.pdf 126.592KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Dealer Bulletin re NEW VEHICLE DEMONSTRATION / DELIVERY HOLD – Advance Notice Compliance Recall 22C35 Certain 2020-2023 Model Year LincolneBay logo Aviator and 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair Vehicles Equipped with Revel Audio System Seat Belt Reminder Chime

RCMN-22V648-0434.pdf 332.379KB

 


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