Ford is recalling 10,627 pickup vehicles and SUVs a second time as a result of a trailer-brake software program challenge might not have been corrected underneath a earlier recall.
The listing of recalled fashions contains:
- 2021-2022 Ford F-150 full-size pickup truck
- 2022 Ford F-250 heavy-duty pickup truck
- 2022 Ford F-350 heavy-duty pickup truck
- 2022 Ford F-450 heavy-duty pickup truck
- 2022 Ford F-550 heavy-duty pickup truck
- 2022 Ford Maverick compact pickup truck
- 2022 Ford Expedition full-size SUV
- 2022 Lincoln Navigator full-size SUV
Because of the aforementioned software program challenge, the trailer brake controller in these autos might not correctly apply the trailer brakes whereas towing a trailer with electrical or electric-over-hydraulic brakes. This may end up in diminished braking efficiency, lengthening stopping distances and growing the chance of a crash, in response to the NHTSA.
Beneath a earlier recall, sellers had been supposed to put in up to date software program to right this downside. However that will not have occurred as a result of the software program software utilized by sellers might not have uploaded the right software program to the affected autos. Nonetheless, Ford informed the NHTSA that it is unaware of any crashes or accidents associated to the autos remaining in circulation with this underlying challenge.
This implies house owners must take their autos again to dealerships to have the right software program put in. This may once more be executed freed from cost, and Ford will reimburse house owners for any associated out-of-pocket bills.
Ford plans to mail proprietor notification letters Apr. 14. Homeowners may contact the automaker’s customer support division at 1-866-436-7332, or go to its recall web site, for extra data. Ford’s reference quantity for this recall is 25S18.
This is not the one software-related recall Ford has needed to redo lately. Final month the automaker initiated two new remembers of the Maverick for related causes. And in January Ford recalled 272,000 Mavericks and Bronco Sport crossovers for a 12-volt battery challenge after a earlier recall treatment did not work.
