Ford Motor Company issued a recall last Wednesday involving more than 350,000 vehicles from five different models.
Ford announced the recall of 37,000 F-150 trucks belonging to the 2015 model in North America.
The problem in one of the most popular trucks in the country has something to do with its "adaptive cruise control" mode, in which the truck's automatic brake system mistakenly senses another vehicle along its lane.
According to Ford, the problem happens when the pickup passes by a large shiny truck, it incorrectly detects it as an obstacle and the F-150 will activate the brake system, which can cause accidents, CNN Money reported.
The carmaker is aware of one accident, but no injuries, due to this particular problem, which can be solved with a software update.
Another recall involved the Ford Windstar vans of 1998–2003 models. The problem lies in the vehicle's rear axle, which result to broken axles that will ultimately lead to car crashes. The vans have been previously recalled to fix the axle reinforcement bracket; it is now believed that the parts may have been installed incorrectly during that recall.
According to Fox News, dealers will look into the vans and if brackets were not installed properly, they will replace the axle. On the other hand, if the brackets were installed correctly, $300 would be slashed off from the original price of the axle and customers will have to have them replaced.
Ford knows that "a small number of accidents" have been associated with the recall, but there were no injuries.
Other recalls involved:
- 250 Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS from 2015 model year and a certain number of 2016 Ford Explorers due to fuel tank attachment bolts problem.
- 1,500 units 2016 model Ford F-53 and F-59 stripped chassis vehicles due to shift control bracket issues.
- 700 units of Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles from 2016 model year due to fuel tank issues.
- 70 units of 2001–2008 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles due to loose shift control
There were no reports of accidents or injuries associated with these recalls.
