{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"2025548","date":"2025-10-11","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Structure","summary":"Issue:\nOn certain vehicles, the trailer hitch bolts may not have been tightened properly. As a result, the bolts could loosen and the hitch could detach from the vehicle.\nNote: This recall only affects vehicles equipped with the trailer tow package.\n\nSafety Risk:\nA trailer hitch and/or towed trailer that detaches from a vehicle could create a road hazard for others and/or create the risk of a crash.\n\nCorrective Actions:\nFord will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to inspect and, if necessary, tighten or replace the trailer hitch bolts.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"25SA3","part_number":null,"units":102,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","french":{"component":"Structure","notification":"Sécurité - fabricant","summary":"Problème :\nSur certains véhicules, les boulons d'attelage de remorque pourraient ne pas avoir été serrés correctement. Par conséquent, les boulons pourraient se desserrer et l'attelage pourrait se séparer du véhicule.\nRemarque : Ce rappel ne concerne que les véhicules équipés d'un ensemble de remorquage.\n\nRisques pour la sécurité :\nUn dispositif d'attelage et/ou une remorque qui se détache du véhicule pourrait créer un danger pour les autres usagers de la route et créer un risque d'accident.\n\nMesures correctives :\nFord doit aviser les propriétaires par la poste et leur demander d'amener leur véhicule chez un concessionnaire pour faire inspecter et, au besoin, serrer ou remplacer les boulons d'attelage."},"vehicles":[{"year":2024,"make":"FORD","model":"EXPLORER","vehicle_id":"2024_ford_explorer","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2025,"make":"FORD","model":"EXPLORER","vehicle_id":"2025_ford_explorer","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2026,"make":"FORD","model":"EXPLORER","vehicle_id":"2026_ford_explorer","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2024,"make":"FORD","model":"POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY (EXPLORER)","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2025,"make":"FORD","model":"POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY (EXPLORER)","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2026,"make":"FORD","model":"POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY (EXPLORER)","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2025,"make":"LINCOLN","model":"AVIATOR","vehicle_id":"2025_lincoln_aviator","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":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/2025548"}