Another recall
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Another recall
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A second engine block heater recall. Additional trucks are impacted along with some that were in the original recall.
”The engine block heater cable is once again at the center of the fray. Previously, the vehicles were recalled for cables that were susceptible to splice-connector corrosion, which could cause shorts, trip household circuit breakers or start fires. This time around, Ford said that the inspection process from the initial recall may have damaged some splice connectors, which might cause shorts, trip household circuit breakers or -- you guessed it -- start fires.
Thus far, Ford is aware of two vehicle fires that may have come from engine block heater use following the first recall -- one from Canada, and one from the US. That said, the automaker is not aware of any accidents or injuries stemming from the problem”
A second engine block heater recall. Additional trucks are impacted along with some that were in the original recall.
”The engine block heater cable is once again at the center of the fray. Previously, the vehicles were recalled for cables that were susceptible to splice-connector corrosion, which could cause shorts, trip household circuit breakers or start fires. This time around, Ford said that the inspection process from the initial recall may have damaged some splice connectors, which might cause shorts, trip household circuit breakers or -- you guessed it -- start fires.
Thus far, Ford is aware of two vehicle fires that may have come from engine block heater use following the first recall -- one from Canada, and one from the US. That said, the automaker is not aware of any accidents or injuries stemming from the problem”
Last edited by nhammer; Apr 10, 2019 at 10:18 AM.
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Since the OP is missing any useful information, it's another one for engine block heaters, so unless you have one don't worry too much, and even if you do, you aren't likely to see issues unless you use yours, and EVEN THEN they only have two examples of any problem. It's a dumb problem to be sure, especially to have come up twice, but it isn't (in my opinion at least, maybe to those that rely on these heaters I can understand a difference in opinion) one of the more super critical ones that could come out.
"Ford has issued a recall for approximately 654,000 examples of the 2015-2019 F-150and 2017-2019 Super Duty pickup trucks, of which roughly 327,000 are located in the US, with the remainder in Canada and US federalized territories. Build dates for the recalled vehicles span from March 18, 2014 to Nov. 17, 2018.
The engine block heater cable is once again at the center of the fray. Previously, the vehicles were recalled for cables that were susceptible to splice-connector corrosion, which could cause shorts, trip household circuit breakers or start fires. This time around, Ford said that the inspection process from the initial recall may have damaged some splice connectors, which might cause shorts, trip household circuit breakers or -- you guessed it -- start fires.
Thus far, Ford is aware of two vehicle fires that may have come from engine block heater use following the first recall -- one from Canada, and one from the US. That said, the automaker is not aware of any accidents or injuries stemming from the problem."
"Ford has issued a recall for approximately 654,000 examples of the 2015-2019 F-150and 2017-2019 Super Duty pickup trucks, of which roughly 327,000 are located in the US, with the remainder in Canada and US federalized territories. Build dates for the recalled vehicles span from March 18, 2014 to Nov. 17, 2018.
The engine block heater cable is once again at the center of the fray. Previously, the vehicles were recalled for cables that were susceptible to splice-connector corrosion, which could cause shorts, trip household circuit breakers or start fires. This time around, Ford said that the inspection process from the initial recall may have damaged some splice connectors, which might cause shorts, trip household circuit breakers or -- you guessed it -- start fires.
Thus far, Ford is aware of two vehicle fires that may have come from engine block heater use following the first recall -- one from Canada, and one from the US. That said, the automaker is not aware of any accidents or injuries stemming from the problem."