The Ford Motor Company is recalling 741,195 vehicles that may have damaged parking systems leading to possible vehicle rollaways, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced on June 30.
The recall involves certain 2018-2021 Navigator and Expedition models as well as some 2020-2021 Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, and 2021 F-150 vehicles, according to a report posted on X by the NHTSA.
The report indicates that the transmission park pawl in affected vehicles may engage while the vehicle is in motion, resulting in park system damage.
According to the website of Tampa, Florida-based Street Smart Transmissions, a vehicle transmission dealer, the parking pawl is used in automatic transmissions to lock the output shaft and wheels from rotating when the shifter lever is placed in the “park” position. …