NHTSA campaign 17E048000 · Equipment recall
Ford Motor Company Recall 17E-048: Hub Unit Bearing may Allow Wheel Detachment
NHTSA recall 17E048000 is an equipment recall reported by Ford Motor Company on August 28, 2017, with 630 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Explorer for model years 2011–2017. Owners were notified on July 31, 2017, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 17E048000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
This is an equipment recall filed by Ford Motor Company: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.
- NHTSA campaign
- 17E048000 (also written 17E-048 or 17E048)
- Filed by
- Ford Motor Company
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 630 units (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Wheels — Hub
- Owners notified
- Recall type
- Equipment recall
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 17E048000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 17E048000.
Defect description
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain Wheel Hub Bearing assemblies, part number HB5Z-1104-C, incorrectly listed as being for installation on the rear axles of 2011-2017 Ford Explorer 4X2 vehicles. These bearings assemblies were manufactured without a self retention feature, possibly resulting in the separation of the wheel or wheel end.
Safety consequence
A loss of the wheel or wheel end can increase the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Ford will notify the distributors of the hubs specifying that they are to only be used on drive axles. It is believed that none of the hubs were purchased from Ford dealers for the incorrect application. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 17E048000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.