Ford recalls thousands of best-selling pickup trucks due to major malfunction

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a callback for much than 144,500 Ford Maverick pickup trucks due to the fact that rear presumption cameras are malfunctioning. 

On Thursday, the American centrifugal institution recalled 144,516 of its 2022-2024 Ford Maverick cars that person Connected Touch Radio (CTR) due to the fact that the 'rearview camera whitethorn frost erstwhile the conveyance is successful reverse,' NHTSA reported.  

The faulty camera tin 'increase the hazard of a crash' due to the fact that it tin springiness a 'false representation of wherever the conveyance is comparative to its surroundings,' the study said.

The Ford Maverick is 1 of the best-selling cars connected the market, according to Capital One Auto Navigator. 

'The compact truck is offered with a fuel-efficient hybrid powertrain. It besides seats 5 and tin haul up to 1,500 pounds of payload successful its rear bed, with a terms starting astir $25,500,' the outlet reported successful June. 

Owners of these vehicles person been instructed to instrumentality them to their nearest Ford oregon Lincoln trader to person their CTR bundle updated. 

The bureau added that driver's volition not beryllium charged for this service. Recall letters are expected to beryllium delivered by September 30. 

Owners may interaction Ford lawsuit work astatine 1-866-436-7332 and Ford's fig for this callback is 24S59.

Ford besides announced that 16,543 2022 F-150 vehicles person been recalled due to the fact that the car's 'parking lights whitethorn flicker erstwhile the headlights are activated.'

Because of this, a operator mightiness conflict with visibility connected the road, expanding the hazard of a crash, according to the report. 

According to the NHTSA, the car's parking lights 'fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard fig 108, ‘Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.' 

To resoluteness the issue, F-150 owners person been told to spell to a trader to get their LED Driver module replaced, escaped of charge. 

Notification letters are expected to beryllium mailed retired connected October 7. In the meantime, owners may interaction Ford lawsuit work astatine 1-866-436-7332 and Ford's fig for this callback is 24C30. 

In May the institution recalled astir 243,000 Maverick tiny pickup trucks in the US because the process lights were not illuminating. 

A faulty machine module caused the process lights to enactment acheronian erstwhile the vehicles were  being driven. 

This makes it harder for different motorists pursuing down to spot the trucks - and that increases the hazard of a crash.

The recall covered definite pickups from the 2022 done 2024 exemplary years.

Ford antecedently said determination were nary reports of immoderate crashes oregon injuries owed to the problem. Headlights, crook signals and brake lights were inactive expected to work. 

Documents posted connected the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website said dealers would update bundle to hole the occupation astatine nary outgo to owners. 

The study said the responsibility could 'cause reduced visibility to different drivers successful acheronian conditions, expanding the hazard of a collision.'

While the 242,669 Mavericks are from the 2022 to 2024 exemplary years, they were manufactured betwixt February 2021 and March of this year, according to the callback report.