Ford recalls 295,000 vehicles in Canada, four problems involved

A great day for Ford on Friday (announcement of two new Mustangs and Ranger voted North American pickup truck of the year 2025) was darkened with the publication by Transport Canada of four safety recalls affecting nearly 300,000 vehicles.

The largest targets some 260,000 2015 to 2020 F-150 pickups, but the problem itself is not major. In some cases, the wiper linkage could corrode and seize, preventing them from working and compromising visibility for the driver. Dealers will replace the linkage in question as a preventative measure.

The F-150, specifically its electric variant F-150 Lightning, is the subject of another recall. This covers 1,599 examples from the years 2023 and 2024. The ball joint nuts that attach the front upper suspension arms to the steering knuckles may not have been properly tightened and separated from the knuckles, causing a loss of control. management. Here, dealers will perform an inspection and, if any nuts are found to be loose or missing, they will replace them and the affected spindles.

Sticking with pickup trucks, just under 25,000 2020-2022 6.7L diesel Super Duty models are being recalled due to a high-pressure fuel pump that may be failing and causing erratic operation of the fuel pump. engine, or even a loss of power. The fix, however, is quite simple, namely a software update of the powertrain control module by dealers.

Finally, the fourth recall concerns the 2020 to 2024 Ford Escape and the 2021 to 2023 Lincoln Corsair – more precisely 8,825 units, all equipped with the plug-in hybrid system. A problem inside the high voltage battery could cause a short circuit and result in overheating or, in other cases, loss of power.

So they need a software update to the Battery Energy Management Module (BECM). The software will monitor the high voltage battery and display a warning if it detects a problem. If necessary, owners will have to go to a dealership to have the battery replaced.

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