WASHINGTON — Ford Motor Co. is recalling greater than 3.3 million automobiles in North America, together with 394,000 in Canada, that might roll away as a result of a broken or lacking half might stop the car from shifting into the meant gear.

In a submitting with the U.S. Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration (NHTSA), Ford mentioned Wednesday the recall covers varied 2013-2019 Escape, 2013-2018 C-Max, 2013-2016 Fusion, 2013-2021 Transit Join and 2015-2018 Edge automobiles, the company mentioned in a discover on Wednesday.

The recall consists of simply over 2.9 million U.S. automobiles and 394,000 in Canada.

A broken or lacking shift cable bushing might stop the car from shifting into the meant gear, or the car might roll after the motive force selects the ‘Park’ place.

Ford mentioned it was conscious of six experiences alleging property harm and 4 experiences of accidents doubtlessly associated to the recalled automobiles.

That is Ford’s fifth recall over the difficulty since 2018, it informed the company. Ford beforehand recalled about 1.4 million automobiles worldwide in an earlier shift cable half remembers.

Ford declined to say what number of automobiles worldwide had been a part of the newest recall.

After an April recall in america linked to the identical concern, Ford continued to carry talks with NHTSA over discipline experiences associated to automobiles that weren’t included in earlier remembers.

“Though declare charges and projected failures remained low, Ford advisable a security recall for the remaining automobiles in North America” with the particular shift cable bushing.

Ford mentioned from April 2015 via March 2022, it had recognized 1,630 guarantee experiences and 233 different experiences attributed to this concern.

To handle the difficulty, sellers will change the under-hood shift bushing and add a protecting cap. The brand new components can be manufactured from a special grade materials.