Canada2024–2026 Ford POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY (Explorer), 2024–2026 Ford Explorer, and 2025 Ford Aviator SUVs equipped with the trailer tow package are affected. Trailer hitch bolts may not have been tightened properly, which can loosen and allow the hitch or a towed trailer to detach and create a road hazard. Ford will notify owners by mail and advise taking the vehicle to a dealership to inspect and, if necessary, tighten or replace the trailer hitch bolts.
How to identify it
2024–2026 Ford POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY (EXPLORER)
2024–2026 Ford EXPLORER
2025 Ford AVIATOR
The hazard
On 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.
Note: This recall only affects vehicles equipped with the trailer tow package.
A 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.
What to do
Ford 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.
The official notice
This page is a summary of the notice published by Transport Canada, collected from Health Canada, CFIA and Transport Canada. Check the original before you act on it.
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