2024 Ford Explorer Hybrid Recalled Over Battery Cable Issue

September 24, 2024 10:36 am

Ford Motor Company is recalling select 2024 Ford Explorer models over an issue with the 12-volt battery cable.

The defect: in affected vehicles equipped with the 3.3L Hybrid engine, the 12-volt battery cable may chafe against the Belt-integrated Starter Generat (BiSG) and short circuit.

The hazards: a short circuit increases the risk of a fire.

Components: 12-volt battery cable.

Affected vehicles: select 2024 Ford Explorer models built at the Chicago Assembly plant between May 1^st, 2023 and March 28^th, 2024.

Number of vehicles affected: 61

The fix: dealers will install a tie strap between the battery cable and high voltage cable, free of charge.

Owners should: wait for communications from Ford, which will begin on October 21^st, 2024. The Ford reference number for this recall is 24S61.

Contacts:

Ford Customer Service: 1-866-436-7332
FoMoCo Recall Number: 24S61
NHTSA Toll-Free: 1-888-327-4236
NHTSA (TTY): 1-800-424-9153
NHTSA Website: www.nhtsa.gov

By Brett Foote

Brett's lost track of all the Fords he's owned over the years and how much he's spent modifying them, but his current money pits include an S550 Mustang and 13th gen F-150.