Ford Motor Co. is recalling 2.9 million autos, together with the Escape and Fusion, over an issue that may end up in a automobile rolling even after the driving force places it into park.
The recall impacts sure Escape from 2013 to 2019; C-Max from 2013 to 2018; Fusion from 2013 to 2016; Transit Join from 2013 to 2021; and the Edge from 2015-2018, based on security regulators.
The issue entails a bushing that attaches the shift cable to the transmission, which can degrade or detach, based on a recall discover posted by the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration.
That may forestall the autos from shifting into the proper gear, which may trigger it to maneuver in an sudden route, the discover says.
“Moreover, the automobile might roll after the driving force selects the ‘Park’ place,” it says. Both situation may cause a crash, it says.
Paperwork filed with NHTSA say that Ford is conscious of 4 studies alleging accidents and 6 studies of property harm that might be related to the problem.
Of the greater than 2.9 million autos doubtlessly affected, the Escape makes up the most important share with roughly 1.7 million, based on the paperwork. The subsequent largest is the Edge with round 509,400.
Ford plans to interchange the bushing and add a protecting cap totally free, the paperwork say. The corporate intends to ship letters beginning June 27, and there’s a toll-free quantity folks can name, the discover says.
