Ford recollects practically 300,000 F-Sequence vans over faulty gasoline pumps

Ford Motor is recalling 295,449 diesel-engine vans as a result of a faulty gasoline pump might trigger a lack of energy, elevating the chance of a crash, the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration mentioned on Tuesday.

“Biodiesel deposits could type on the pump drivetrain curler elements, which might result in failure of the excessive stress gasoline pump,” the NHTSA acknowledged.

Drivers whose automobiles are affected by the defective gasoline pump could expertise “prolonged crank whereas beginning, a Examine Engine Mild (CEL), noise and decreased engine energy,” recall paperwork present.

As of Tuesday, Ford was not conscious of any reviews of accidents, accidents or fires linked to the gasoline pump drawback.

The recall applies to the next truck fashions:

• 2020-2022 Ford Tremendous Obligation F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, F-600 
• 2021-2022 Ford F-650, F-750

Ford sellers will replace the powertrain management module software program freed from cost, based on the automaker. Notification letters are anticipated to be mailed to homeowners of affected automobiles on Jan. 13, 2025. House owners could contact Ford customer support at 1-866-436-7332; Ford’s quantity for this recall is 24S78.

House owners may contact NHTSA’s security hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (toll-free at 1-800-424-9153) or go to www.nhtsa.gov for additional data. NHTSA’s quantity for the recall is 24V-957.

A number of recollects on the identical day

The truck recall is certainly one of 4 issued by Ford on the identical day, as follows:

• Ford additionally recalled greater than 20,000 compact SUVs due to battery failure considerations impacting sure 2020-2024 Ford Escape and 2021-2024 Lincoln Corsair automobiles. Proprietor notification letters are anticipated to be mailed Jan. 20, based on  NHTSA. Ford’s quantity for this recall is 24S79.  NHTSA’s quantity for the recall is 24V-954.
• Ford additionally recalled practically 50,000 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus automobiles over defective energy home windows which will fail to detect obstructions, rising the chance of harm. “The window automated reversal system could not react appropriately after detecting an obstruction, and the window reversal distance doesn’t meet the minimal requirement,” the recall discover 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 due to a defective rear-view digital camera that “intermittently shows a clean, distorted or inverted picture whereas in reverse,” which might scale back or distort the driving force’s view of what’s behind the car, based on the NHTSA. Proprietor notification letters are anticipated to be despatched starting on Feb. 2, 2025, and accomplished by Feb. 7, 2025. Ford’s quantity for this recall is 24S75. NHTSA’s quantity for the recall is 24V-951.

Ford didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

In November, NHTSA fined Ford $165 million for transferring too slowly on a 2020 recall of greater than 620,000 automobiles within the U.S., and over 700,000 in North America, that additionally concerned defective rear-view cameras. 

Lower than every week after it introduced the civil wonderful, NHTSA disclosed two probes involving different Ford recollects, one involving 2019-2020 Ford Expeditions, 2021-2024 Bronco Sports activities and 2022-2023 Mavericks.