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Consumer Alert: Ford Issues Park Outside Warning for 2021 Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators

Automaker confirms 16 fires, most in unattended vehicles

| Washington, DC

Ford Motor Co. is warning rental car companies and other owners of 2021 Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators to park their vehicles outside due to the risk of fire. The automaker has confirmed 16 fires, mostly in vehicles that were unattended. Fourteen of these fires were in rental cars.

Until further notice, owners of these affected vehicles should not park them inside – they should only be parked outside and away from homes and other structures. Fires have occurred in vehicles that were parked and turned off.

More than 39,000 vehicles are affected, and at this time there is no known cause or remedy.  Ford has filed a recall with NHTSA and will be notifying owners with instructions. Please click here for the recall notice.

Vehicle owners can visit NHTSA.gov/recalls and enter their 17-digit vehicle identification number to see if their vehicle is under recall. NHTSA encourages everyone to download its SaferCar app to stay informed about current recalls.

NHTSA

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