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To be honest, I don't know what's going on regarding how FORD decides which vehicles get the recall and which one's don't. The one thing I do know for sure though, is that with only a reported 235 bolt shears out of several hundred thousand, is that they are as rare as hens teeth.

If that's the case and you didn't get a recall notice, then I have to consider recall notices are going out in line with individual VIN numbers.

There's got to be people drag racing with 3 bolts. The more people that respond in the affirmative, the more quickly we can begin to dispel the "3 bolt is to weak" claim. Thanks.

If people with 4 bolts within that date range aren't getting a recall notice, then FORD has to be using specific VIN's within those date ranges and the theory would be invalid.

So if yours was built at the Chicago Assembly/Chicago SHO center it's in the recall. Otherwise, it's not.

Is yours a 2020 model? If so, it's only showing recalls on that date for those 2020 models built at the Chicago Assembly/ Chicago SHO center. This is all getting very confusing ...

Happy to oblige! Yes, the ST is amazing for what it offers compared to it's competition. And another thing, I personally don't even like the styling of some of the other one's all that much. The ST's looks are more aggressive/masculine.

It's just that it doesn't correlate with what we've seen so far. If there were that many people with breaks at just one single dealership, then this forum would be overwhelmed with owners from across the country reporting the same. We're just not seeing those kind of repercussions.

Why would it cover the 4 bolts? And the date ranges that FORD gave wouldn't seem to support that theory.

Thanks! I also saw this new one the other day, darn good walk through:

So either FORD lied about their bolt shear data (doubtful) or the dealer was exaggerating/misinformed (more likely.) I say that because as of April 2022, FORD recorded 235 warranty claims for rear bolt shears out of 252,936 units involved in the recall. That equals a bolt shear rate of .092%...

Said the owners when they de-tuned them after getting back from the drag strip.:rolleyes:

Thanks guys.:) Yes, the ST is definitely the performance/price leader. The only one I think that came close was the Audi SQ5, 4 tenths quicker but costs over $7k more and its interior dimensions much smaller by comparison (SQ5 passenger volume + cargo volume 129 cu ft, ST Passenger passenger...

I hope that's true but I wouldn't hold my breath on that.:unsure:

Okay, I got 'ya brother! Seems I've hijacked my own thread, so I'm starting a new one "ST vs. The Competition" https://www.explorerst.org/threads/st-vs-the-competition.4056/

*UPDATED TO CURRENT PRICING + WARRANTY BACKED FORD PERFORMANCE TUNE (taken from manufacturer's websites and my own data) Okay, I've been wanting to do this thread for a while but I knew rounding up all the data was going to be a little tedious, so I relented. Lazy no more! Agree, Disagree...

The CTSV is a performance vehicle for ITS class. The ST is a performance vehicle for ITS class. I'd say that whether I loved the ST or not.

My guess is you just read some posts. I could be wrong. But I'm not. heh heh

I posted on it here: https://www.explorerst.org/threads/rattle-diagnosed-not-what-you-think.3996/

Some years ago I had a new Mustang GT. With less than a few thousand miles on it seemed unusually sluggish for 420 hp, so I drove it until the "Service" light came on. Brought it to the dealer and they said it was one of the overhead cam sensors. Wasn't even broke, was just unplugged. They...