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Ford right hand motor mount fasteners may have been incorrectly tightened, and may loosen over time.

NHTSA campaign 20V-788 · Reported December 17, 2020 · 1,405 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Ford Explorer and Aviator
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,405
REMEDY
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will remove and replace the right hand motor mount fasteners, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Ford Motor Company reported a problem with the engine. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The right hand motor mount fasteners may have been incorrectly tightened, and may loosen over time.

WHY IT MATTERS

With a loose motor mount, motor vibration may cause the axle to disconnect from the engine and could result in loss of power, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will remove and replace the right hand motor mount fasteners, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 20V-788.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2020–2021Ford Explorer
2020–2021Lincoln Aviator

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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