Ford is recalling over 190,000 2010-'14 Ford Taurus sedans over a potential corrosion issue in the license-plate lamp.
Approximately 196,639 vehicles are affected by the recall. The issue could lead to a fire risk, according to a statement made by the automaker.
"We are aware of 18 reports of fire believed to be associated with this condition," said Kelli Felker, a Ford spokeswoman, to Edmunds. "In one instance, there is an allegation of an injury when the driver put out the fire with his/her hand."
Affected vehicles are mainly operated in cold-weather states in the U.S. or Canadian provinces that use large amounts of road salt.
"A salt-water mixture may get into the license-plate lamp and lead to corrosion," Ford said in a statement. "The corrosion may cause a short circuit in the lamp, resulting in excessive heat and potentially a fire."
Under a separate program, owners in warmer states will also be notified, despite the fact that the corrosion-related condition isn't expected to exist in warm-weather states.
Dealers will replace the license-plate lamp assembly at the customer's request, free of charge.
Ford dealers are being instructed to replace the license-plate lamp assembly on all recalled vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in "corrosion states and regions," according to Ford.
Affected vehicles were manufactured from November 24, 2008 through February 28, 2014 at the Chicago Assembly Plant.
The recall will begin sometime during July, according to Ford.
No information had been posted about the recall on the Web site of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at press time.
The Taurus recall is part of a larger Ford recall of approximately 1.4 million vehicles announced on May 29 in separate actions.
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