Ford Motor is recalling 295,449 diesel-engine vehicles as a result of a faulty gasoline pump may motive a lack of energy, elevating the danger of a crash, the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Protection Management stated on Tuesday.
“Biodiesel deposits would possibly shape at the pump drivetrain curler elements, which might result in failure of the prime force gasoline pump,” the NHTSA mentioned.
Drivers whose automobiles are suffering from the erroneous gasoline pump would possibly enjoy “prolonged crank whilst beginning, a Test Engine Mild (CEL), noise and decreased engine energy,” recall paperwork display.
As of Tuesday, Ford was once no longer acutely aware of any reviews of injuries, accidents or fires related to the gasoline pump drawback.
The recall applies to the next truck fashions:
- 2020-2022 Ford Tremendous Accountability F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, F-600Â
- 2021-2022 Ford F-650, F-750
Ford sellers will replace the powertrain regulate module instrument for free, in line with the automaker. Notification letters are anticipated to be mailed to house owners of affected automobiles on Jan. 13, 2025. House owners would possibly touch Ford customer support at 1-866-436-7332; Ford’s quantity for this recall is 24S78.
House owners may additionally touch NHTSA’s protection hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (toll-free at 1-800-424-9153) or pass to www.nhtsa.gov for additional data. NHTSA’s quantity for the recall is 24V-957.
A number of recollects at the similar day
The truck recall is certainly one of 4 issued through Ford at the similar day, as follows:
- Ford additionally recalled greater than 20,000 compact SUVs as a result of battery failure issues impacting sure 2020-2024 Ford Break out and 2021-2024 Lincoln Corsair automobiles. Proprietor notification letters are anticipated to be mailed Jan. 20, in line with NHTSA. Ford’s quantity for this recall is 24S79.  NHTSA’s quantity for the recall is 24V-954.
- Ford additionally recalled just about 50,000 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus automobiles over erroneous energy home windows that can fail to discover obstructions, expanding the danger of damage. “The window computerized reversal machine won’t react as it should be after detecting an obstruction, and the window reversal distance does no longer meet the minimal requirement,” the recall understand states. Proprietor notification letters are anticipated to be despatched Jan. 13. Ford’s quantity for this recall is 24C43. NHTSA’s quantity for the recall is 24V-953.
- Ford additionally recalled greater than 30,000 2019 Flex, Fiesta and 2019 Lincoln MKT vehicles as a result of a erroneous rear-view digicam that “intermittently presentations a clean, distorted or inverted symbol whilst in opposite,” which will scale back or distort the motive force’s view of what’s in the back of the car, in accordance to the NHTSA. Proprietor notification letters are anticipated to be despatched starting on Feb. 2, 2025, and finished through Feb. 7, 2025. Ford’s quantity for this recall is 24S75. NHTSA’s quantity for the recall is 24V-951.
Ford didn’t right away reply to a request for remark.
In November, NHTSA fined Ford $165 million for shifting too slowly on a 2020 recall of greater than 620,000 automobiles within the U.S., and over 700,000 in North The usa, that still concerned erroneous rear-view cameras.Â
Lower than per week after it introduced the civil high quality, NHTSA disclosed two probes involving different Ford recollects, one involving 2019-2020 Ford Expeditions, 2021-2024 Bronco Sports activities and 2022-2023 Mavericks.Â
