Ford Motor Company is recalling nearly 1.4 million F-150 pickup trucks due to a gearshift issue that may enhance the chance of a crash, in accordance to a notice from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Federal regulators stated a loss in sign between the transmission vary sensor and the powertrain management module transmission could cause sure F-150 trucks to unexpectedly downshift into second gear, which may lead to a lack of car management.
The recall impacts F-150 automobiles geared up with six-speed automated transmission produced between March 12, 2014, and Aug. 18, 2017.
In its recall report, NHTSA stated some car house owners might discover an illuminated malfunction indicator gentle or wrench gentle on the car’s dashboard if there’s an issue with the transmission vary sensor.
Ford is conscious of two accidents and one accident doubtlessly associated to the gearshift issue, in accordance to NHTSA.
The Michigan-based carmaker plans to ship letters to car house owners starting April 27. Owners can take their car to a Ford or Lincoln vendor to have affected parts of their F-150 up to date or changed.
