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Ford recalls Mustang Mach-E over windshields, glass roofs popping out

Over 3,000 Canadian-market electric SUVs may be covered by defect that also plagued rival Tesla

Nicholas Maronese
Sep 22, 2021  •  September 22, 2021  •  1 minute read  •  7 Comments
The 2021 Mustang Mach-E
The 2021 Mustang Mach-E Photo by Ford

Ford is recalling over 3,000 new Mustang Mach-E EVs in Canada specifically over their windshields or panoramic glass roof panels popping out of place.

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The windshield defect applies to 3,178 electrics SUVs from model year 2021. On affected vehicles, an improperly attached windshield could pop out in a crash , says Transport Canada.

Ford will notify owners so that they can have their windshield removed and re-installed if their vehicle is affected.

The second campaign covers 1,812 Mach-Es from model year 2021. On some of these affected vehicles, “ the glass panel of the panoramic roof may not be properly attached ,” says Transport Canada ; over time, it could work its way loose and fly off.

Ford plans to notify affected owners to bring their Mustang Mach-Es to the dealership so more adhesive can be applied.

Both recalls for now apply only to Canadian-market vehicles, even though all Mach-Es are built in the same plant in Mexico. It remains to be seen whether the recall will be expanded into the U.S.

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In a December 2020 interview with Autoblog , Darren Palmer, Mustang Mach-E development team member, took a subtle dig at rival Tesla, which has also been experiencing issues with glass roof panels flying off .

He told the magazine that on the Mustang Mach-E, “the doors fit properly, the plastics and other materials color-match, the bumpers don’t fall off, the roof doesn’t come off when you wash it, the door handles don’t get stuck in cold weather,” running down a litany of reported Tesla issues without naming the company explicitly.

Reports of roofs flying off Tesla Model X electric SUVs date back to at least October 2020, shortly before the automaker rolled out several recalls to fix quality control issues.

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