Ford recalls nearly half a million 2016-17 Explorers due to door trim that can detach while driving

WASHINGTON AP Ford is recalling nearly half a million older Explorer models because part of the door trim can detach while driving and cause a dangerous road hazard U S auto safety regulators reported Wednesday A notice posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration disclosed the recall covers Ford Explorers model years - The vehicles were produced between June and April Ford Motor Co first recognized the trouble as far back as but did not consider it an unreasonable menace to safety the NHTSA description explained In March of this year the NHTSA shared with Ford dozens of conveyance owner reports of the predicament leading Ford to further investigate it eventually leading to the recall Ford concluded that lack of proper adhesion was causing the trim to loosen adding that it is unaware of accidents or injuries related to the defect The Dearborn Michigan-based automaker expects to start sending notification letters to owners on June When a remedy to fix the faulty part has been determined owners will be notified by mail and instructed to take their vehicles into a Ford or Lincoln dealership to have the trim fixed at no cost The NHTSA recall number is V The manufacturer s recall number is S Source