Affected owners will be told to bring their vehicles to a Ford or Lincoln dealership for inspection. Credit: Artistic Operations / Shutterstock.com (Artistic Operations / Shutterstock.com)Ford Motor is recalling 548,463 Expedition vehicles in the US after chrome trim on the centre console was found to peel and create sharp edges that could injure occupants.According to a notice from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the recall covers Expedition models from the 2018 to 2024 model years, built between 14 March 2017 and 3 December 2024.Chrome plating on the centre console can bubble and separate from the underlying material, leaving exposed edges that pose a cutting hazard, according to the NHTSA.AdvertisementAdvertisementThe carmaker traced the fault to a supplier's manufacturing process, which had not adhered to Ford's specified parameters.Per the NHTSA filing, Ford launched an investigation into the issue in September 2025, prompted by a pattern identified in NHTSA vehicle owner questionnaires relating to chrome trim bubbling and peeling on 2019-2020 model year Expedition vehicles.Of six questionnaires examined, five included claims of hand injuries from contact with the exposed sharp edges.Earlier this month, Ford had logged 34 customer call centre complaints, 150 field reports and 4,634 warranty claims worldwide connected to the defect, spanning a period from 29 May 2018 to 2 June 2026.AdvertisementAdvertisementThe NHTSA notice also states that the automaker reported one crash and 65 injuries linked to the fault, with no fires recorded.Affected owners will be told to bring their vehicles to a Ford or Lincoln dealership for inspection.This latest action follows a string of recalls by Ford this year.In April, the company recalled roughly 1.39 million F-150 pickups in the US following a federal probe into reports of unexpected gear downshifts, with the recall applying to 1,392,935 vehicles produced between 12 March 2014 and 18 August 2017.That same month, Ford recalled more than 422,613 vehicles in the US over a windshield wiper fault, affecting certain 2021-2023 Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition models, plus 2022-2023 Ford Super Duty trucks.AdvertisementAdvertisementFord topped the list of US carmakers for recall activity in 2025, having issued 153 recalls affecting approximately 12.9 million vehicles — the largest annual total ever logged by a single manufacturer in the country."Ford recalls over 548,000 Expedition vehicles over centre console defect" was originally created and published by Just Auto, a GlobalData owned brand.
