2020-2021 Lincoln Aviator Recalled Over Safety Issue With Battery Cable Wire Harness

Ford Motor Company is recalling select 2020-2021 Lincoln Aviator vehicles due to issues related to the battery cable wire harness.

The defect: in affected vehicles, the battery cable wire harness may have been improperly secured.

The hazards: an improperly secured battery cable wire harness could contact the A/C compressor pulley. Given enough time, the A/C pulley may rub through the battery cable wire insulation and make contact with the unfused battery positive (B+) circuit, which could result in a short circuit and potential fire.

Ford is not aware of any accidents, injuries, or fires related to this issue.

Components: battery cable, battery cable wire harness, A/C compressor belt, A/C compressor pulley.

Affected vehicles: select 2020-2021 Lincoln Aviator models equipped with the gasoline Ford 3.0L EcoBoost V6 assembled at the Ford Chicago Assembly plant between June 19^th, 2019, and January 5^th, 2021.

Number of vehicles affected: 40,995 vehicles, with:

• 36,258 units in North America
• 2,136 units in China
• 2,601 units in Ford’s International Markets Group

The fix: dealers will inspect the vehicle, and:

• Add a tie strap near the frame rail between the battery cable harness and the engine compartment harness, if there is no evidence that the battery cable has contacted the A/C compressor pulley.
• Add a tie strap near the frame rail between the battery cable harness and the engine compartment harness and replace the A/C compressor belt, if any of the small gauge circuits are damaged.
• Replace the wire harness, battery cable harness, add a tie strap near the frame rail between the battery cable harness and the engine compartment harness, and replace the A/C compressor belt, if any of the four large gauge circuits are damaged.

Owners should: wait for communications from Ford, which are expected to be mailed the week of July 30^th, 2021. The Ford reference number for this recall is 21S34.

Contacts:

• Ford Customer Service: 1-866-436-7332
• FoMoCo Recall Number: 21S34
• NHTSA Toll-Free: 1-888-327-4236
• NHTSA (TTY): 1-800-424-9153
• NHTSA Website: www.safecar.gov

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