{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"24V685000","date":"2024-09-13","owner_notified":"2024-11-08","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","component":"HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES","summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024 Ford Explorer vehicles equipped with 3.3L Hybrid engines.  The 12-Volt battery cable may chafe against the Belt-integrated Starter Generat (BiSG) and short circuit.","consequence":"A short circuit increases the risk of a fire.","remedy":"Dealers will install a tie strap between the battery cable and high voltage cable, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed November 8, 2024.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 24S61.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","mfr_campaign":"24S61","part_number":"R1MT-14B060-CB","units":61,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":7,"period_from":"2026-2","period_to":"2026-2","submitted":"2026-07-22","involved":61,"remedied":27,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":44,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2024,"make":"FORD","model":"EXPLORER","vehicle_id":"2024_ford_explorer","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/24V685000"}