Ford has issued a recall that applies to 113,000 examples of the F-150 constructed between the 2021 and 2023 mannequin years. The pickups included within the marketing campaign can lose energy to the rear wheels or roll away when parked if the rear axle’s hub bolts break attributable to put on.
Assigned recall quantity 23V-896 by the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration (NHTSA), the recall consists of 112,965 models of the F-150 constructed between January 28, 2020, and December 25, 2022, although Ford estimates that the defect is current in 2% of the recalled vans. It provides that solely vans constructed with the Trailer Tow Max Obligation Package deal and a 9.75-inch heavy-duty axle with a 3/4 float axle design are affected.
The mannequin yr breakdown is as follows:
- 54,509 models within the 2021 mannequin yr.
- 47,886 models within the 2022 mannequin yr.
- 10,570 models within the 2023 mannequin yr.
Ford explains that “the rear axle hub bolt might break attributable to fatigue” and “not stop micro-movement between the hub splines and the axle shaft splines.” These actions step by step strip the hub splines, particularly when corrosion enters the equation, and affected vans can roll away when parked if the motive force would not have interaction the digital parking brake. Vehicles with stripped hub splines may lose energy to the rear wheels. 4-wheel-drive fashions develop into front-wheel-drive on this state of affairs, however rear-wheel-drive pickups develop into no-wheel-drive.
The corporate notes {that a} clicking noise signifies the rear axle’s hub bolt has come free, whereas a rattling noise signifies it is damaged.
Ford will start notifying house owners of affected vans by mail on January 29, 2024, however there is a catch: It hasn’t discovered an answer but. House owners will obtain a letter informing them that an investigation is ongoing and that they’re going to obtain extra particulars after they develop into accessible. Motorists who expertise a hub bolt failure earlier than the corporate finds an answer to the issue will probably be requested to take their truck to a Ford or Lincoln seller for an interim restore, and those that have already paid to get the problem fastened will be capable of declare a refund earlier than February 23, 2024.
This was Ford’s fifty fifth and last recall of 2023. The model recalled practically 5.7 million autos final yr, a giant enchancment in comparison with 2022’s determine of over 8.7 million automobiles, and the Blue Oval states that it stays critical about figuring out and fixing quality-related issues.
