Ford is urging owners of 2021 Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators to park their vehicles outside and away from any structures due to a fire risk, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.
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More than 32,700 of the affected vehicles are Expeditions and over 6,300 are Lincoln Navigators. The vehicles were built between December of 2020 and April of 2021, according to"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," the NHTSA said in a Thursday press release."Fires have occurred in vehicles that were parked and turned off.
Ford does not know the cause of the fire risk and at this time has no way to fix the defect. However, Ford said it is treating the issue with a"high sense of urgency" and is working to inform customers who have vehicles that may be affected.
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