Safety Recall 22S36 – Underhood Fire – 2021 Ford Expedition & Lincoln Navigator

May 17, 2022 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 22V346000

Engine Compartment Fire

A vehicle fire increases the risk of injury.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V346

Manufacturer FordeBay logo Motor Company

Components ENGINE

Potential Number of Units Affected 39,013

 

Summary

FordeBay logo Motor Company (FordeBay logo) is recalling certain 2021 Expedition and LincolneBay logo Navigator vehicles. An engine compartment fire may occur while driving or parked, even with the ignition in the “Off” position.

 

Remedy

Owners are advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures and other vehicles, until the remedy is performed. Dealers will inspect and replace the battery junction box, as necessary, and remove a ground wire. On models equipped with standard-duty radiator fan motors, dealers will also install an auxiliary electrical box with a wire jumper. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Interim owner notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed May 25, 2022. Owners will receive a second letter once the remedy is available. Currently the remedy is available for vehicles equipped with heavy-duty radiator fan motors, and those letters were mailed July 21, 2022. Owners may contact FordeBay logo customer service at 1-866-436-7332. FordeBay logo’s number for this recall is 22S36.

 

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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Chronology of Defect / Noncompliance Determination

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

 

March – April

On March 24, 2022, CCRG opened an investigation concerning eight (8) underhood fire allegations and one (1) report of a melted battery junction box (BJB) on 2021 model year Expedition vehicles.  CCRG noted that six (6) of the eight (8) fire allegations had fire origination on the passenger side rear engine compartment area, while two (2) others had unclear underhood origin.  Of the eight fire allegations, six occurred while the vehicle was parked and off, and two occurred while driving.  Reviewing the nine (9) reports, CCRG noted that eight (8) were owned by rental companies (multiple companies and locations).

 

CCRG’s investigation continued throughout April.  This included reviews and site visits with rental company personnel, vehicle inspections, supplier reviews, product design reviews, field and connected data analyses, among others.

 

May – June

As of May 12th no fire cause or origin had been identified, but the fires were believed to have originated in the passenger side rear engine compartment vicinity. CCRG was aware of sixteen (16) potentially related reports of underhood fires on 2021 MY Expedition and Navigator vehicles.  Of those sixteen (16) reports, fourteen (14) are rental vehicles (multiple companies and locations) and two are retail units.  Of the sixteen (16) reports, twelve (12) occurred while the vehicle was parked and off, (1) occurred while parked and on, and three (3) occurred while driving with some customers reporting a burning smell and smoke from the front passenger engine compartment.   All sixteen (16) vehicles were produced between December 19, 2020 and April 20, 2021.  Under further analysis, this period was found to be statistically significant.

 

On May 13, 2022, FordeBay logo’s Field  Review Committee reviewed the concern and approved a field action to advise owners to park their vehicles outside and away from structures while FordeBay logo’s investigation continued.

 

At the time the Field Review Committee approved a field action, the issue was still not fully understood and FordeBay logo continued its investigation.  FordeBay logo reviewed field return parts and supplier records, conducted vehicle inspections, interviewed rental and retail customers, and performed material analyses, circuit analysis, and bench testing, among others. FordeBay logo found that a high-current short could occur on certain printed circuit boards and propagate to a fire under certain circumstances. FordeBay logo found that a supplier shifted their production to a different manufacturing facility at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Printed circuit boards produced at the supplier’s new facility are uniquely susceptible to a high-current short. These uniquely susceptible printed circuit boards were supplied to FordeBay logo and installed in Expedition and Navigator vehicles produced from July 2020 through August 2021. Through its review, FordeBay logo has not observed a propensity to develop a high-current short on printed circuit boards produced at other locations by this supplier or by other suppliers.

 

As of June 23, 2022, CCRG was aware of five (5) additional reports of underhood fires, including two (2) on vehicles produced in June-July 2021, which are outside of the original 22S36 time window. Of the 21 total fire reports to date, 18 are from rental vehicles (multiple companies and locations) and three are from retail units. Of the 21 total fire reports, fifteen (15) occurred while the vehicle was off, one (1) while parked and running and five (5) occurred while driving.

 

On June 29, 2022, FordeBay logo’s Field  Review Committee reviewed the concern and approved a vehicle population expansion and service remedies for the field action.

 

FordeBay logo is aware of one potential injury (unspecified burn) related to this condition.

 

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Safety Recall 22S48 Heavy- Duty Cooling Fan Underhood Fire – 2021 Ford Expedition & Lincoln Navigator

 

Safety Recall 22S48 Heavy- Duty Cooling Fan Underhood Fire – 2021 Ford Expedition & Lincoln Navigator

 

 


Safety Recall 22S36 Standard Duty Cooling Fan Underhood Fire – 2021 Ford Expedition & Lincoln Navigator

 

Safety Recall 22S36 Standard Duty Cooling Fan Underhood Fire – 2021 Ford Expedition & Lincoln Navigator

 


2 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKEMODELYEAR
FORDeBay logoEXPEDITION2021
LINCOLNeBay logoNAVIGATOR2021

 


27 Associated Documents

Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-22V346-9658.pdf 645.481KB

 


Miscellaneous Document – Chronology of Defect / Noncompliance Determination

RMISC-22V346-1971.pdf 14.274KB

 


Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-22V346-3365.PDF 214.888KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Advance Notice re NEW VEHICLE DEMONSTRATION / DELIVERY HOLD – Advance Notice – Safety Recall 22S36 Certain 2021 Model Year Expedition and LincolneBay logo Navigator Vehicles

RCMN-22V346-2624.pdf 144.591KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Advance Notice re NEW VEHICLE DEMONSTRATION / DELIVERY HOLD – Advance Notice – Safety Recall 22S36 – Supplement #1 Certain 2021 Model Year Expedition and LincolneBay logo Navigator Vehicles Underhood Fire

RCMN-22V346-5858.pdf 185.97KB

 


ISSUED Interim Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RIONL-22V346-6677.pdf 44.636KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Dealer Bulletin re NEW VEHICLE DEMONSTRATION / DELIVERY HOLD – Safety Recall 22S36 Certain 2021 Model Year Expedition and LincolneBay logo Navigator Vehicles Underhood Fire

RCMN-22V346-9251.pdf 1938.418KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Dealer Bulletin re NEW VEHICLE DEMONSTRATION / DELIVERY HOLD – Safety Recall 22S36 – Supplement #1 Certain 2021 Model Year Expedition and LincolneBay logo Navigator Vehicles Underhood Fire

RCMN-22V346-4996.pdf 1981.392KB

 


Miscellaneous Document – Additional Supplier Contact Information

RMISC-22V346-0569.pdf 11.566KB

 


Miscellaneous Document – Chronology of Defect / Noncompliance Determination

RMISC-22V346-1177.pdf 36.996KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- Dealer Bulletin re NEW VEHICLE DEMONSTRATION / DELIVERY HOLD – Safety Recall 22S36 – Supplement #2 Certain 2021 Model Year Expedition and LincolneBay logo Navigator Vehicles equipped with a Standard Duty Cooling Fan Underhood Fire

RCMN-22V346-8241.pdf 2040.17KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Dealer Bulletin re NEW VEHICLE DEMONSTRATION / DELIVERY HOLD – Safety Recall 22S48 Certain 2021 Model Year Expedition and LincolneBay logo Navigator Vehicles equipped with a Heavy-Duty Cooling Fan Underhood Fire

RCMN-22V346-6847.pdf 8688.437KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Dealer Bulletin re NEW VEHICLE DEMONSTRATION / DELIVERY HOLD – Safety Recall 22S36 – Supplement #3 Certain 2021 Model Year Expedition and LincolneBay logo Navigator Vehicles equipped with a Standard Duty Cooling Fan Underhood Fire

RCMN-22V346-4872.pdf 20441.629KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Dealer Bulletin re NEW VEHICLE DEMONSTRATION / DELIVERY HOLD – Safety Recall 22S48 – Supplement #1 Certain 2021 Model Year Expedition and LincolneBay logo Navigator Vehicles equipped with a Heavy-Duty Cooling Fan Underhood Fire

RCMN-22V346-9126.pdf 9195.988KB

 


ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-22V346-9961.pdf 138.714KB

 


ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-22V346-1890.pdf 296.247KB

 


Miscellaneous Document – OTA Updates re Navigator 800B SUV Safety Updates

RMISC-22V346-9717.pdf 4996.702KB

 


Miscellaneous Document – Debit Card Information: Activate your card today

RMISC-22V346-6440.pdf 416.126KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Dealer Bulletin re NEW VEHICLE DEMONSTRATION / DELIVERY HOLD – Safety Recall 22S36 – Supplement #4 Certain 2021 Model Year Expedition and LincolneBay logo Navigator Vehicles equipped with a Standard Duty Cooling Fan Underhood Fire

RCMN-22V346-0763.pdf 20934.12KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Dealer Bulletin re NEW VEHICLE DEMONSTRATION / DELIVERY HOLD – Safety Recall 22S48 – Supplement #2 Certain 2021 Model Year Expedition and LincolneBay logo Navigator Vehicles equipped with a Heavy-Duty Cooling Fan Underhood Fire

RCMN-22V346-4883.pdf 8678.106KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Dealer Bulletin re NEW VEHICLE DEMONSTRATION / DELIVERY HOLD – Safety Recall 22S36 – Supplement #5 Certain 2021 Model Year Expedition and LincolneBay logo Navigator Vehicles equipped with a Standard Duty Cooling Fan Underhood Fire

RCMN-22V346-9335.pdf 20908.676KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Dealer Bulletin re NEW VEHICLE DEMONSTRATION / DELIVERY HOLD – Safety Recall 22S36 – Supplement #6 Certain 2021 Model Year Expedition and LincolneBay logo Navigator Vehicles equipped with a Standard Duty Cooling Fan Underhood Fire

RCMN-22V346-9564.pdf 6570.005KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2022-3

RCLQRT-22V346-1832.PDF 211.126KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Full Dealer Bulletin – NEW VEHICLE DEMONSTRATION / DELIVERY HOLD – Safety Recall 22S36 – Supplement #7 Certain 2021 Model Year Expedition and LincolneBay logo Navigator Vehicles equipped with a Standard Duty Cooling Fan Underhood Fire

RCMN-22V346-0699.pdf 9430.701KB

 


ISSUED Renotification Notice

RCRN-22V346-9873.pdf 373.945KB

 


ISSUED Renotification Notice

RCRN-22V346-9835.pdf 444.559KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2022-4

RCLQRT-22V346-7340.PDF 211.23KB

 


Latest Recalls Documents

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=22V346&docType=RCL

 


 

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