Ford Motor Company has issued multiple recall notices affecting approximately 400,000 vehicles due to a range of safety issues. Recalls include diesel pickups and commercial vehicles with potential biodiesel buildup leading to fuel pump failure, hybrid and electric vehicles with high-voltage battery short-circuit risks, and SUVs and sedans with faulty rearview cameras and automatic window systems.
Ford Motor Company has issued a flurry of recall notices impacting some 400,000 vehicles, according to filings with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration dated Dec. 20.
Here are the impacted vehicles: Ford recalled several diesel pickups and commercial vehicles, totaling 295,449, over concerns that biodiesel deposits may form on the pump drivetrain roller components, which could lead to failure of the high-pressure fuel pump and increase the risk of a crash. The models impacted by the recall include certain 2020-2022 F-Super Duty F250, F350, F450, F550 and F600, along with F-650, F750 vehicles from the 2021-2022 model year.
The automaker is recalling over 20,000 hybrid electric Ford Escapes from the 2020 through 2024 model years, as well as 4,000 Lincoln Corsairs from 2021 through 2024, flagging concerns that their high-voltage batteries should short-circuit. Separately, Ford recalled 30,317 Ford Flexes over concerns that the vehicles' analog rearview cameras images could be distorted or go blank, impacting the driver's view and increasing the risk of an accident.
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