Ford has revealed that greater than 41,000 F-250 and F-350 fashions bought in america have a rear axle shaft that could possibly be susceptible to breaking, prompting it to challenge a recall for the pickup vans.
The carmaker says that the left rear axle shaft of 2023 mannequin 12 months F-250 and F-350 automobiles could have been manufactured with out correctly finishing an electromagnetic induction warmth remedy course of. It is because personnel on the provider who makes the axle shafts could entered an incorrect course of parameter into one of many machines used to carry out the warmth remedy.
Because of this it’s potential that the rear axle shaft on impacted Ford F-Collection fashions might break. If that’s the case, it can end in a lack of energy and the shortcoming to carry the automobile in park if the parking brake isn’t utilized.
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A complete of 41,555 automobiles are concerned within the recall. These include 36,333 examples of the F-250 constructed from March 20, 2023 and August 21, 2023 in addition to 5,222 F-350 fashions manufactured between the identical dates.
Ford had obtained seven guarantee stories attributed to the problem by August 14 and first grew to become conscious of the issue on August 10 for Tremendous Responsibility automobiles with 10.5-inch rear axles. An evaluation of elements returned beneath guarantee revealed that the axle shaft is susceptible to fracturing roughly 44 mm from the flange.
Firm dealerships had been knowledgeable of the recall on August 30, 2023 whereas the house owners shall be notified from October 16, 2023. Homeowners shall be instructed to take their truck to a Ford or Lincoln dealership to have the left rear axle shaft inspected and, if wanted, changed freed from cost.
