Ford Recalls Vehicles Due to Under-Hood Fire Risk

Ford Motor Co. is reportedly recalling 100,000 vehicles

some Escape and Lincoln Corsair SUVs and some Maverick small pickups

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because of a risk of under-hood fires.

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It's also expanding an earlier recall of Expedition and Lincoln Navigato

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SUVs because of a different problem that can cause under-hood fires,

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even when those vehicles are parked and turned off.

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In the new recall, some 2020 through 2022 model year Escapes,

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Lincoln Corsairs and Mavericks with 2.5-liter hybrid or plug-in hybrid powertrains have a problem where, if the engine fails,

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