DETROIT – Ford Motor is instructing sellers to quickly cease promoting electrical Mustang Mach-E crossovers attributable to a possible security defect that might trigger the automobiles to change into motionless.

Ford, in a discover Monday to its sellers, mentioned doubtlessly affected automobiles embrace 2021 and 2022 Mach-Es that had been constructed from Could 27, 2020, by means of Could 24, 2022, on the automaker’s Cuautitlan plant in Mexico. That is primarily because the automaker began producing the electrical car. It is unclear whether or not all the almost 100,000 automobiles produced throughout that point will have to be recalled.

The issue entails a possible overheating of the car’s excessive voltage battery essential contactors, which is an electrically managed change for an influence circuit. The difficulty can result in a malfunction that might trigger the car to not begin or instantly lose propulsion energy whereas in movement, the discover states.

The recall is notable, as automakers proceed to have issues launching new electrical automobiles. Ford, lately, additionally has skilled problematic car launches, resulting in excessive recall and guarantee prices.

Ford has issued a handful of remembers relating to the Mach-E since its launch, in line with the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration’s web site. They’ve ranged from a software program error inflicting unintended acceleration in lower than 500 automobiles earlier this yr to issues with unfastened subframe bolts and insufficient bonding for hundreds of the car’s glass panel roofs.

Ford expects to have an answer for the issue within the third quarter, in line with the bulletin. Mustang Mach-E house owners will likely be notified through mail after restore directions and components ordering info have been supplied to sellers.