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Ford is recalling about 144,500 of its Maverick pickup vans over considerations that the rearview digital camera show might present a frozen picture whereas backing up.
The recalled 2022-2024 mannequin yr Maverick vans have “Connected Touch Radios,” based on a Sept. 13 recall report submitted to the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration (NHTSA).
Within the report, Ford stated a frozen rearview digital camera show picture might result in a “false representation of where the vehicle is relative to its surroundings, increasing the risk of a crash.”
A 2022 Ford Maverick truck throughout the Chicago Auto Present at McCormick Place conference heart on Feb. 10, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
The automaker linked the potential subject to “improper memory handling” inside the Related Contact Radio software program that has since been resolved within the manufacturing course of.
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The recalled automobiles had been constructed between February 2021 and late November of final yr.
Ford signage at a dealership in Richmond, California, on June 21, 2024. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg through Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
“Our goal is to prevent quality issues from happening in the first place. When they do occur, our focus is on responding quickly with a recall or service action to prevent our customers from experiencing issues with the least inconvenience possible. We are proud that our launch quality has reached best-in-class levels, and our long-term quality is showing improvement,” Ford stated in a press release to FOX Enterprise.
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Affected Ford prospects can obtain a CTR software program replace from a Ford or Lincoln vendor.
The recalled automobiles had been constructed between February 2021 and late November of final yr. (Scott Olson/Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
“Mobile service and pickup and delivery will be available to customers at participating dealerships for this recall,” Ford instructed FOX Enterprise.
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The automaker will inform house owners of the recalled automobiles by mail on the finish of the month and full the notification course of by Oct. 4, the recall stated. Sellers have already been instructed concerning the subject.
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Ford started promoting Maverick pickup vans in 2021. The most recent version of the automobile is hitting the market later this yr.
