Ford Motor Firm is recalling 240,000 SUVs as a result of their seatbelts won’t have been correctly secured throughout the meeting course of. The recall impacts the 2020-2021 Ford Explorer and 2020-2021 Lincoln Aviator. In line with the recall discover, the autos might have improperly secured seatbelt anchor bolts at a number of seats.

Ford isn’t positive in regards to the potential reason for the insecure bolts, however it believes the provider “could have carried out undocumented rework of seats outdoors of normal working process,” in response to the recall report. House owners might hear a squeak or rattle from probably problematic seatbelt anchor and anchor retractor bolts.

The automaker first realized of the difficulty on November 5 earlier than opening an official investigation on December 10. After visiting the provider and reviewing data, Ford determined to concern a recall for Explorers and Aviators constructed between October 2018 and June 2020.

The improperly secured bolts won’t correctly restrain a passenger throughout an accident, growing the chance of damage or worse. Nonetheless, the automaker mentioned it’s unaware of any accidents or accidents associated to this concern. 

Ford mentioned it is aware of of 4 guarantee claims concerning free or lacking anchor bolts. It additionally obtained one grievance from Transport Canada, the nation’s company that regulates the transportation business, which initially kicked off the automaker’s investigation.