Some Ford Explorer SUVs May Face U.S. Recall on Fumes (Correct)

  • Corrects Sept. 16 story to show probe was previously announced
  • NHTSA announced upgraded analysis of Ford SUVs in July

Ford Explorer SUVs sit on display at a car dealership.

Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
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Several years worth of Ford Motor Co. SUV models moved a step closer to recall in the U.S. over mounting reports of exhaust fumes leaking inside.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last week said it had closed a preliminary evaluation of Ford Explorer sport utility vehicles and upgraded the probe to an engineering analysis. The notice about the upgrade repeated an announcement that the regulator made July 27.