What 163 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Lincoln Mkx

ON JULY 18, 2019, THE BRAKES ON MY 2013 MKX SUDDENLY BECAME VERY STIFF WITH POOR BRAKING WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SERVICE CENTER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE 2013 MKX BRAKES AND IT WAS SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. I WENT DIRECTLY THERE (LESS THAN 1 MILE) IT WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE SERVICE WRITER TO BE A DEFECTIVE BRAKE BOOSTER (BRAKE PEDAL STIFF, THEN WHILE PRESSING THE PEDAL, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND A WHISTLING NOISE WAS HEARD) I HAD THE BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED THE FOLLOWING DAY, HOWEVER THAT WAS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM. THE BRAKES WENT FROM STIFF WITH POOR BRAKING ABILITY TO ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES AT ALL. INFORMED THAT THE PART NEEDED (ABS MODULE) IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER-NONE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES. MY CAR IS STILL AT THE REPAIR SHOP WAITING FOR THE NECESSARY PART TO COMPLETE THE BRAKE JOB. TODAY'S DATE IS AUGUST 7, 2019. THE PART IS ON EMERGENCY ORDER, THERE IS NO INDICATION AS TO WHEN THE PART WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. I AM STRANDED WITHOUT A CAR. I HAVE READ SEVERAL REPORTS OF EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2013 LINCOLN MKX BRAKES AND SOME WERE RECALLED. I WAS INFORMED THAT MINE WAS MANUFACTURED IN MAY 2013 AND THE RECALL ONLY COVERED THOSE MANUFACTURED THROUGH MARCH 2013. I SEEMS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES WAS NOT RESOLVED AT THE MANUFACTURING PLANT, OR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WOULD NOT STILL BE OCCURRING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL DEATHS AND SERIOUS INJURIES OCCUR BEFORE FORD COMPANY WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL ALL 2013 LINCOLN MKX. I HAD PLANS TO DRIVE MYSELF AND 2 GRANDSONS 300 MILES TO THE BEACH ON JULY 19, WE WERE ALL DISAPPOINTED THAT OUR VACATION HAD TO BE CANCELLED, BUT I SHUTTER AT THE THOUGHT OF DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND SUDDENLY HAVING NO BRAKES. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING - RECALL 2013 MKX

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I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 69 IN HOUSTON, TEXAS WHEN I FEEL LT LIKE THE BRAKE PETAL WAS HARD TO PUSH AND ALSO HEARD A SOUND FROM THE DASH. THIS TERRIFIED ME SO I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND IMMEDIATELY LOOKED UP BRAKE CHECK LOCATION TO GO GET THE BRAKES CHECKED. I FOUND ONE 8 MILES AWAY AND DROVE THERE AND EXPLAINED TO A TECHNICIAN WHAT HAD HAPPEN. THE TECHNICIAN GOT INTO MY LINCOLN AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SAID IT'S GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD AND HARD TO PUSH. AND HE ASKED ME IF IT FELT HARDER TO PUSH. I TOLD HIM YES. HE CHECKED THE BRAKES OUT AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER. HE SAID WITH ONLY 41,700 MILES HE HIMSELF WOULD TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE DON'T LIVE IN HOUSTON, AND WE WERE ON THE WAY HOME FROM HOUSTON AFTER MY HUSBAND HAVING SURGERY AND I NEEDED TO GET HIM HOME. WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE HOME. I DROVE IN THE MIDDLE LANE AT 55 MPH AND KEEPING A DISTANCE IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I WOULD USE THE BRAKE I WOULD HAVE TO START BRAKING WAY AHEAD WHEN SOMEONE WOULD CUT I FRONT IF ME BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE BARELY WORKING. I BABIED THE BRAKES ALL OUR 4 HOUR DRIVE HOME. PLEASE INFORM ME WHAT CAN BE DONE. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 41,700 MILES. WE BOUGHT IT USED IN 2017 AFTER HURRICANE HARVEY. I'M THINKING THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND IT WAS NEVER DONE BY THE PRIOR OWNERS AND THEY DECIDED TO SELL IT. THIS SHOULD APPLY TO THE LEMON LAW. BECAUSE WE WERE SOLD A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED DRIVING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE IN HOUSTON TX. TERRIFYING DRIVING HOME. I

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STARTED HAPPENING IN 2015, "DOOR AJAR" INDICATOR STAYS ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED, CAUSES INDICATOR LIGHT TO FLASH BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THAT AND "SHIFT TO PARK" NON-STOP WHEN IN MOTION. IT PREVENTS THE CAR FROM BEING LOCKED WHILE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION, DANGEROUS WITH KIDS IN CAR. AT TIMES DOME LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OUT WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THE ALARM GOES AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE PARKED AND OFF, LAST NIGHT EVERY 2 HRS STARTING AT 12 AM. HAVE COME OUT OF WORK TO FIND LIGHTS FLASHING FROM ALARM HAVING GONE OFF. AFRAID TO PARK IN GARAGE NOW BECAUSE OF FIRE HAZARD. KEY FOB MUST BE PUSHED TO UNLOCK DRIVERS DOOR BUT NOT PASSENGER SIDE. STARTING IN 4-19 THE NAVIGATION SCREEN WHEN IN REVERSE AND BACKING UP RANDOMLY GOES BLACK.

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TAKATA RECALL: I GOT INTO MY MKX AND CLOSED THE DOOR AND THE REAR WINDSHIELD EXPLODED, THERE WERE NO DINGS OR CHIPS AND NOTHING HIT INTO IT. I'VE BEEN READING ONLINE AND IT LOOKS LIKE ITS A PROBLEM I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED AND I AM HOPING FORD WILL DO THE RIGHT THING. THANK YOU

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BRAKE BOOSTER ISSUE

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WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN PARK ON THE SIDE OF A STREET, IT SLIPPED OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED DOWN A HILL INTO A TREE DAMAGING THE FRONT BUMPER AND HOOD. THERE WAS $6500 IN DAMAGE.

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WHILE DRIVING, IN CITY TRAFFIC, 'LOW OIL PRESSURE' WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR STALLED. HAD TO PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART. PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO CHECK OIL LEVELS AND IT WAS FINE.

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FRONT HEADLIGHTS (DRIVING LIGHTS) GO COMPLETELY OUT WHILE CAR IS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS STARTED WITH THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WHEN THE CAR WAS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD AND NOW BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHTS CAN BE TURNED BACK ON BY TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE??

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RECALL # 14V393000 IS WITH MAKE, MODEL & YEAR, BUT NOT VIN #. STARTING A MONTH AGO, THE CAR ROLLS WHEN IN PARK ESPECIALLY ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT. SHOULD YOU LOSE POWER, AS HAPPENS WITH THIS PROBLEM GOING 70 MPH, IT WILL RESULT IN DEADLY CRASH. CONTACTED LINCOLN CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DESIREE WHO REFUSED TO PAY FOR INSPECTION TO SEE IF HALFSHAFT AND LINKSHAFT ARE THE PROBLEM. CONSIDERING THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE IN DEADLY ACCIDENT, YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD GLADLY PAY FOR THE INSPECTION. I AM SUPPOSE TO PAY $175 FOR THIS. CAN YOU HELP? SHE WOULDN'T EVEN TELL ME WHERE MY CAR WAS MADE. I FOUND IT WAS MADE AT FORD OF CANADA, LTD. AT OAKVILLE PLANT IN 2013.

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RECALL # 14V393000 IS FOR MY MAKE, MODEL & YEAR, BUT NOT THE VIN # (LINCOLN 2013 MKX). THE CAR IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ON THIS RECALL. STARTING A WEEK AGO, MY CAR MOVES & ROLLS WHEN PUT IN PARK ESPECIALLY ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT. SHOULD YOU LOSE POWER GOING 70 MPH IF THIS RECALL IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, IT WILL RESULT IN DEADLY CRASH. CONTACTED LINCOLN CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WHO REFUSED TO PAY FOR INSPECTION TO CHECK IF HALFSHAFT AND LINKSHAFT ARE CAUSING THE CAR TO MOVE WHEN IN PARK. CONSIDERING THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE IN DEADLY ACCIDENT, YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD GLADLY PAY FOR THE INSPECTION. I AM SUPPOSE TO PAY $175 FOR THIS INSPECTION. CAN YOU HELP? CAR WAS MADE AT FORD OF CANADA, LTD. AT OAKVILLE PLANT IN 2013.

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I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN SEPTEMBER 29, 2013, WITH 3 MILES ON IT. IT CURRENTLY HAS JUST OVER 20,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKE BOOSTER STARTED HISSING, SQUEALING, WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKES TO START THE CAR LAST WEEK, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE I HAD JUST WASHED THE CAR. NOW THE CAR WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, BUT LINCOLN WANTS $1,000 TO REPAIR.

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WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, A HISSING NOISE CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE PEDAL EFFORT REQUIRED TO STOP THE VEHICLE HAS BECOME HARDER. WHILE INVESTIGATING THIS MATTER, MY MECHANIC FOUND A RECALL CONCERNING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE I WAS HAVING ON THE SAME EXACT MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR AS MINE (RECALL NUMBER 13NO2). WHEN I WENT TO THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I WAS TURNED AWAY AS MY VIN WASN'T FOUND UNDER THAT RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS THE RECALL STATED FOR THE EXACT SAME VEHICLE AS MINE.

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DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT...CAUSING INTERIOR LIGHTS TO STAY ON AFFECTING VISIBILITY AT NIGHT,,,AND CAUSING BATTERY TO RUN DOWN... VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 27,000 MILES ...VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WHEN THIS WAS NOTICED...ALSO DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AND ALARM WILL NOT SET WHEN PARKING WHEN THIS DOOR SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS

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BRAKE BOOSTER DIAPHRAGM LEAK, AIR HISSING SOUND FROM BRAKE BOOSTER. FORD HAS ALREADY ISSUED 'CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM' 13N02 REGARDING BRAKE BOOSTER/MASTER CYLINDER PROBLEM' "CERTAIN 2010-2013 MODEL YEAR EDGE AND MKX VEHICLES BUILT AT THE OAKVILLE ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM MAY 3, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 28, 2013. AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE IDENTIFIED IN OASIS." OUR MKX WAS BUILT IN JULY OF 2013 AND IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM.

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DOOR AJAR SENSOR FAULT. VEHICLE SENSOR READS DOOR AS OPEN WHEN CLOSED, DRAINS BATTERY.

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DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CONSTANTLY SAYS DOOR IS AJAR. WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO START CAR WITH MY KEY FOB. CAUSES ALARMS TO GO OFF WHILE DRIVING.

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2013 MKX DOES NOT RECOGNIZE WHEN GEAR SHIFTER HAS BEEN MOVED TO "PARK". ERROR MESSAGE LIGHT "SHIFT TO PARK" COMES ON. P LIGHT IS NOT ILLUMINATED. DRIVER HAS TO REPEATEDLY SHIFT FROM PARK TO ANOTHER GEAR (NEUTRAL, DRIVE, PARK, REVERSE) AND BACK TO PARK UNTIL P IS ILLUMINATED AND RECOGNIZED TO BE IN PARK. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHEN THIS OCCURS. THIS BEGAN IN EARLY 6/2018 AND OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL A NEW GEARSHIFT SWITCH FP #GT4Z-3F988-B WAS INSTALLED ON 6/22. THIS ERROR HAS BEEN FREQUENTLY REPORTED IN MULTIPLE LINCOLN AND OTHER FORUMS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR DID NOT SECURELY LATCH, CAUSING THE DOOR TO UNEXPECTEDLY OPEN WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE TO DIE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V210000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE DEALER (FRANKLIN PARK LINCOLN, INC., 5272 MONROE ST, TOLEDO, OH 43623) REPLACED THE DOOR LATCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,362. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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I PURCHASED THIS 2013 LINCOLN MKX IN OCTOBER OF 2017. IT WAS A USED VEHICLE BUT APPEARED TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. IN APRIL, THE SUNROOF FLIPPED BACK AND CHIPPED THE BACK GLASS OF THE PANORAMIC ROOF. CONSIDERING THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM REGARDING FORD AND THEIR SUNROOFS, MY INSURANCE REFUSES TO COVER IT. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 AND JUST WANTED SOMETHING NICE FOR ONCE. THE DAMAGE COSTS MORE THAN THE CARS TRADE IN VALUE. I HAVE HAD BAD LUCK WITH FORD IN THE PAST. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.

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2013 LINCOLN MKX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BROKEN BALL JOINTS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED 45 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR. *JS

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WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON MARCH 15, 2018, AROUND 2 PM EST, ON A DIVIDED ROAD AROUND 35 MPH. CLEAR SUNNY DAY WITH NO TRAFFIC AROUND HER. SHE HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE AND PULLED INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. SHE LOOKED AT THE BODY OF CAR AND TIRES AND DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. SHE CONTINUED TO WORK, AROUND 3 MILES, AND LOOKED AGAIN WHEN SHE ARRIVED. SHE THEN NOTICED THE VISTA GLASS TO THE REAR OF THE SUNROOF HAD IMPLODED. FROM THE INSIDE IT WAS ALL SHATTERED BUT IN TACK. FROM THE OUTSIDE THERE WERE VISIBLE CRACKS. SEE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE PHOTO. WHEN WE CALLED LINCOLN TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR ANY KNOWN ISSUES, THEY SAID NO AND TO CALL INSURANCE SINCE GLASS IS NOT COVERED. WHEN WE RESEARCHED ON THE WEB, WE SAW A NUMBER OF POSTINGS FOR SIMILAR IMPLOSIONS ON LINCOLN MODELS AND FORD EDGE. POSTINGS SAID TO FILE A COMPLAINT FOR A RECALL.

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THE "DOOR AJAR" INDICATOR STAYS ON WHEN THE DOORS ARE CLOSED. THIS CAUSES OTHER INDICATOR LIGHTS TO ACTIVATE SUCH AS "SHIFT TO PARK". IT ALSO PREVENTS THE CAR FROM BEING LOCKED FROM THE INSIDE. IT IS ANNOYING AND CAN BE DANGEROUS.

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FOLLOW-UP TO NHTSA ID NUMBERS: 11047965 AND 11055106. ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT SPEED ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. FIRST INCIDENT ON HIGHWAY AT SPEED IN CENTER OF 3 LANES. AFTER FIRST INCIDENT, FILED NHTSA COMPLAINT 11047965, TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND REPLACED FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR BASED ON FAULT CODE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND 400 MILES LATER, 2ND AND 3RD ENGINE SHUTDOWN INCIDENTS WITHIN 15 MINUTES AT SPEED ON INTERSTATE. FILED NHTSA COMPLAINT 11055106 AND REPLACED THROTTLE BODY BASED ON DEALER RECOMMENDATION (NO CODES). ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND 600 MILES LATER, 4TH ENGINE SHUTDOWN OCCURRENCE, THIS TIME AT 35 MPH ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. AS BEFORE ENGINE SHUTDOWN RESULTS IN LOSS OF PROPULSION, POWER STEERING, AND POWER BRAKES. AFTER STOPPING, ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE NORMALLY AND CONTINUE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ENGINE SHUTDOWN IS ACCOMPANIED BY NO WARNINGS, ALARMS, OR INDICATIONS OTHER THEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOING DARK AND THE LOSS OF PROPULSION. SO FAR HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO NAVIGATE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER WITHOUT COLLISION AND COAST TO A STOP IN ALL 4 OCCURRENCES, THOUGH THIS IS DANGEROUS IN A HEAVY TRAFFIC ENVIRONMENT. MY ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM ON LINCOLN MKX AND FORD EDGE FOR MANY OTHER DRIVERS AND DEALERS ARE AT A LOSS TO EXPLAIN OR SUCCESSFULLY REPAIR. MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO IDENTIFY CAUSE AND REPAIR BEOFRE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

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SO FAR THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW 4 TIMES. WHILE DRIVING MY CARE AT 35 MPH, MY CAR WILL LOSE ALL POWER AS WELL AS THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK. MY CAR WILL BEGAN TO GO IN ITS OWN DIRECTION AND I HAVE TO BRING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, PUT IT IN PARK AND TURN IT OFF AND START IT BACK UP AGAIN. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND LOSING NOT ONLY THE POWER OF THE VEHICLE BUT ALSO THE STEERING IS VERY CONCERNING. I HAVE CONTACTED LINCOLN AND THEY HAVE LET ME KNOW THAT THIS IS A VALID RECALL FOR OVER 83,000 VEHICLES MADE IN THE SAME YEAR BUT IT IS NOT ON MY VEHICLES RECALL LIST. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS.

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BRAKE BOOSTER HAS TEAR PREVENTING CAR FROM STOPPING WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED,CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 30100 MILES. TOOK CAR TO LINCOLN DEALER SERVICE DEPT AND WAS TOLD YES THERE IS A PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE BOOSTER BUT MY VIN NO HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED WHILE OTHERS WERE FOR 2013 AND THEREFORE MY CLAIM WOULD BE NOT HONORED UNDER RECALL

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