Ford Motor Company has initiated a recall program for more than 165,000 units of F-150 pickup trucks in North America.
According to the company, the safety recall for the select 2019-20 Ford F-150 vehicles will address improperly secured positive battery-terminal fastener. The affected vehicles include 135,725 vehicles in the U.S. and federal territories, 30,073 in Canada, and 2,257 in Mexico, as informed by Ford.
Ford explained that the faulty battery-terminal fastener may not be secured due to wiring eyelet adhesive on the surface area of the terminal joint contact for the battery-monitoring sensor. It may result in intermittent or inoperative vehicle systems, affecting instrument panel displays, braking or steering assist, or causing the engine to stall. It could also create a resistive short, increasing the potential for smoke, melting or risk of fire.
The affected vehicles were built at the Dearborn Truck Plant between July 15 to October 1, 2019, and at the Kansas City Assembly Plant between June 24 to October 1, 2019.
Apart from this, Ford has also initiated safety recall for select 2016-17 Lincoln MKX vehicles with 3.7-litre engines over a faulty battery cable harness. This recall covers 54,411 vehicles in the US and 5,253 units in Canada.
