Ford has just issued two separate recalls which together impact almost 1 million vehicles sold in the United States.
The first recall is the smallest but is of the most importance. A notice published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration states that the car manufacturer is recalling 16,375 examples of the 2022-2023 F-150 Lightning because of an issue with the taillight.
Ford has revealed that microcracks could develop in the rear LED lightbar “due to static and dynamic forces applied during the assembly plant tailgate installation process or during extreme loading of an open tailgate in low temperatures,” such as -40C. If microcracks are to develop, it is possible that moisture can enter the lightbar assembly and cause an electrical failure of the reverse lights.
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The recall impacts F-150 Lightning Platinum and Lariat models manufactured between October 14, 2021 and March 28, 2023. Ford and Lincoln dealers will resolve the issue by simply replacing the lightbar.
Ford’s second recall impacts some 979,797 vehicles. These consist of 400,192 units of the 2018-2023 Expedition built from March 14, 2017 to May 14, 2023 as well as 92,896 examples of the 2018-2023 Lincoln Navigator built from March 16, 2017 to May 14, 2023. The recall also includes some 486,709 Ford F-Series Super Duty models built from March 6, 2018 to May 25, 2023 for the 2019-2023 model years.
These vehicles were sold to customers with an owner’s manual that does not include instructions for adjusting or removing certain head restraints. In the case of the Expedition and Navigator, there are no instructions for removing the third-row center head restraint while in the F-Series Super Duty there are no instructions for removing the first or second center head restraints.
To resolve this recall, all Ford has to do is mail owner’s manual addendums to owners. It will also instruct them to place the new instructions in the glovebox.
