Over 456,000 Bronco Sport and Maverick cars are being recalled by Ford because of a battery detection problem that may cause drive power to be lost, raising the risk of a crash.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released data that suggest these automobiles’ body and power train control modules might not be able to recognize variations in battery charge. Furthermore, if a low battery charge goes unnoticed, it may result in an unanticipated loss of driving power, which may include abrupt halting or the inability to restart, as well as the need for additional electric features like warning lights.
According to a recall report dated Friday, the recall involves around 403,000 model year 2021–2024 Bronco Sports made between February 2020 and March 2024, as well as over 53,000 model year 2022–2023 Mavericks manufactured between February 2021 and October 2022.
Dealers will recalibrate the body and power train control modules of the affected vehicles at no cost in order to resolve this issue. On May 13, owner notification letters and recall acknowledgment letters from the NHSTA are scheduled to be mailed.
According to the NHSTA recall report, as of February 8, Ford was not aware of any injuries connected to the problem.
Following the recall of approximately 43,000 certain Bronco Sport and Escape SUVs, where gasoline can leak from fuel injectors onto hot engine surfaces, increasing the danger of fires, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced last week that it was looking into the fix Ford had suggested. According to the NHTSA, fixing the fuel leaks was not part of the solution.