Steering wheels that can become loose or detach entirely triggered a recall of 1.38 million Ford and Lincoln cars in North America. Ford Motor said Wednesday it is issuing a safety recall for the 2014 through 2018 model-year Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ sedans. More: 10 times Ford steering wheels came loose or off, causing massive recall The recall comes after officials discovered the cars have "potentially loose steering wheel bolts that could result in a steering wheel detaching from the steering column," Ford said in a statement. The recall adds to Ford's mounting quality issues. The company recently has been bedeviled by a separate cascade of door-latch recalls — doors that could fly open when cars made a turn — now affecting several million vehicles and costing more than $600 million.