The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) officially starts the car after receiving complaints from customers.
Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 450,000 compact SUVs and pickup trucks for loss of engine power due to a battery problem.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced the recall Wednesday in an advisory, affecting 2022-2024 Bronco Sport SUVs and Maverick compact pickup trucks manufactured between 2022-2023.
According to the NHTSA, an undetected low battery can cause some electrical accessories, such as hazard lights, to malfunction or cause a loss of motive power in affected vehicles. The challenge affects 456,565 vehicles.
Dealers will recalibrate the frame and powertrain control modules depending on the issue, the recall report says.
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“We are committed to ensuring the protection and satisfaction of our customers,” Ford said in a statement. “Affected homeowners will receive a notification asking them to update their vehicle’s software at no cost. Customers can use cellular service as well as pickup and drop-off to complete this reminder. “
A badge on a vehicle at a Ford dealership in New Lebanon, N. Y. , on Jan. 25. (Angus Mordant/Bloomberg Getty Images/Getty Images)
Last week, Ford issued a recall involving tens of thousands of small SUVs, fearing that cracked fuel injectors could simply leak, amplifying the threat of engine fires.
An advisory issued by NHTSA says the recall affects certain 2022-2023 Bronco Sport and 2022 Escape models supplied with 1. 5-liter engines, totaling 42,652 vehicles.
The NHTSA notice says Ford is addressing the factor by requiring dealers to update the engine software of affected cars to include leak detection in fuel injectors and drain pipe installation.
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Owners will be contacted through Ford with a recall notice in the mail this month. Ford’s stock has changed little this year.
In March and early April, automakers also issued a series of vehicle recall notices.
Hyundai and Kia have recalled more than 147,000 U. S. electric cars due to broken charging units, which can prevent charging of the car’s 12-volt battery and “result in a loss of driving power,” the NHTSA announced on March 22.
Kia’s affected cars come with some EV6 cars, with design years between 2022 and 2024 affected. Hyundai’s affected cars come with certain IONIQ five cars with design years between 2022 and 2024.
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On the same day, NHTSA announced that Chrysler would recall about 286,000 cars due to a problem with side airbag inflators, which could rupture and injure or kill people.
According to separate notices issued by the NHTSA, the recall of certain Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 cars from the 2018 to 2021 design years, as well as airbag parts in approximately 1,000 cars.
On March 27, Subaru recalled 118,000 U. S. vehicles due to an issue that could prevent airbags from deploying in a crash, NHTSA said.
Some Outback and Legacy cars manufactured between 2020 and 2022 have been recalled because a capacitor in the Occupant Detection System (ODS) sensors can rupture and cause a short circuit, according to the NHTSA.
Finally, on March 29, Kia recalled 427,000 Telluride models in the U. S. U. S. Highway Patrol Manufacturers manufactured between 2020 and 2024 have the ability to move when parked.
NHTSA warned that the vehicles’ countershaft and right front driveshaft “may not be fully coupled due to an alleged meeting through the supplier. “
Breck Dumas and Daniella Genovese of FOX Business and Reuters contributed to this report.
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