It's not the press-fit interface between the ball joint and the control arm, but that the ball joint might not have been fully inserted into the spindle.
The NHTSA filing isn't up yet and that usually goes into some detail into how they made the determination of the fault and affected population of vehicles.
It is interesting that it only affects the Hermosillo plant, so it's not a fundamental issue with the C2 architecture/supply chain else it...
Looking at the lawsuit filing it only particularly affected continuity prong level sensors that measure the presence of fluid via two electrodes and detecting if current passes between them
These are more common on European brands (BMW, Mercedes, VW) and some post-Daimler Chryslers.
Ford has...
I mostly just rely on the sunvisors and sunglasses, but on the driver's upper corner I have a black vinyl decal to cover the area that the sunvisor doesn't cover.
If you had the backup camera recall which affected the Connected Touch Radio then I suspect you don't have a Lariat w/ Luxury Package which was necessary for the backup distance sensors.
Have you installed any of the Sync 3 system updates via USB or the dealer?
To find your Sync 3.4 Build Version (do not scan for updates):
Select SETTINGS tab, then
Select GENERAL tab, then
Select ABOUT SYNC tab
There was an issue that caused gradual degradation such as black screen or settings...
It's worth pointing out that Ford's hybrids always used the parallel motor layout, even for the first two generations they were being produced by Aisin (Toyota's powertrain subsidiary). So it wasn't like Ford moved away from the relationship to improve the design, and the first two in-house...
Only Edge 2015+ (earlier are 4.25"). And NA Tauruses never used 108mm, only Chinese-produced models that are sold as Taurus in the middle east. You might be thinking of second gen Fusions.
Did you ever have any of the PCM software recall updates applied? It is known that the Job 1 programming had too strict EGR tolerances which could erroneously trigger a fault.
https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/new-tsb-for-braking-issue-tsb-23-2059-brakes-grabbing-removed.28255/
It's just a generic threaded plug, no real specific application. Probably originally from something hydraulic that got rebuilt judging by the black paint (they get installed before the part is spray painted) although they're handy to keep around for reuse. Unlikely it's directly related to your...
The black plug has a blank male connector plugged into the female side which is wired. On older model years there was a dummy wire between the two to act as retention.