Ford to start shipping Explorer SUVs with missing semiconductor chips – By Phoebe Wall Howard (Detroit Free Press) / March 13, 2022
Ford Motor Co. is working to get dealers and customers their Ford Explorers sooner by shipping some units without rear seat controls for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning, a company spokesperson told the Free Press on Saturday.
The driver will still be able to control the system from the front seat, Ford said.
The number of vehicles affected could not be immediately confirmed but include both presold and dealer inventory stock, spokesperson Said Deep said.
The Explorer’s rear seat heating and air conditioning control, both the physical dial system and the semiconductor chip behind it, will be installed by Ford dealers at a later date, Deep said.
