Safety Recall 25S08 - Certain 2015-2017 Navigator - Side View Mirror Corrosion

[HazBeen]

*** This is an Advance Notice to Dealers. This post will be updated when the Full Notice to Dealers is released. ***

 

[HazBeen]

Ford has released the Full Notice to Dealers for Safety Recall 25S08...





Ford's remedy for Safety Recall 25S08's described electrical short risk is the disconnection of the 12-volt power circuit to the left & right Exterior Mirror puddle lights, as highlighted in the below Wiring Diagram and as detailed in the Service Procedure contained in Technical Instructions attached below as a PDF document.



Presently, Ford of Canada has not yet released its Full Dealer Bulletin, which will be added here when it's made available.

 

[dukie]

So their "fix" is to disable the welcome mat essentially? Thats some nonsense if you ask me. I'm a big fan of the Lincoln logo projecting on the ground

 

[99WhiteC5Coupe]

So their "fix" is to disable the welcome mat essentially? Thats some nonsense if you ask me. I'm a big fan of the Lincoln logo projecting on the ground

After buying a new 1999 Corvette coupe, soon the steering column locked-up and prevented the car from being driven.

I was out-of-state on vacation with my wife, in a rural area. We were stranded and the car had to be flat-bed towed to a dealer. The vacation was ruined and we were stuck for several days in a town we did not intend to stay in (our expense).

Later, GM issued a safety recall for the vehicle (while still under the new car warranty). The “fix” was to disable the steering column lock feature (not repair it), with no compensation for the vehicle owner. It was an anti-theft vehicle feature that I paid for with the cost of the new car and warranty.

Lincoln is not the only one to disable a feature included on a vehicle.

 

[HazBeen]

I will not be surprised if a Customer Satisfaction Program providing for replacement left & right logo lamps and restoration of the C2280C Pin 1 electrical circuit occurs, after a sufficient quantity of re-engineered logo lamps are manufactured and flowing into Parts Departments.

Ford has a regulatory responsibility to react to a recognized fire risk - however small it may be -- and clipping off C2280C's Pin 1 fulfills that requirement and eliminates the fire risk.

I may be wrong and overly optimistic about what Ford may do to keep slightly over 35,000 legacy Flagship Model vehicle owners happy, but the lamps project the Lincoln Logo and are not just run-of-the-mill puddle lamps.

Good luck!