The Ford Motor Company is initiating a recall for its 2023-2024 F-650 and F-750 vehicles due to a parking brake malfunction that could potentially cause the vehicles to roll away unexpectedly. This condition increases the risk of crashes or injuries,…
The question has stumped the rest of the automotive industry for five decades. Consider the statistics: 46 consecutive years as the best-selling truck in the United States, the last 41 as the best-selling vehicle in the country. Since 2005, the…
Ford is recalling 66 2024 Mustang vehicles due to a potential loose brake pedal issue. A missing flare on the brake pedal arm pivot tube can cause the pedal to become unseated, impacting braking function and increasing the risk of…
In a significant legal development, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has notably influenced Ford Motor Company’s legal struggle concerning alleged brake defects in F-150 trucks. The court recently reversed the certification of five statewide classes in a lawsuit…
Ford Motor Company is initiating a recall for specific 2020-2023 Mustang models due to a malfunction in the brake fluid level sensor. This defect prevents the activation of the visual warning indicator when the brake fluid runs low, which could…
DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford added a hybrid powertrain to its Explorer SUV law-enforcement interceptor, the most popular police vehicle sold in the United States, which brought other system changes. Like most electrified vehicles, whether hybrid (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) or…
DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford Motor Company is recalling certain model-year 2021-2023 F-150 pickup trucks whose electronic parking brakes might suddenly activate, thus potentially resulting in a dangerous driving situation. The 870,701 trucks within the recall population are equipped with a…
LIMA, Ohio – Better Brake Parts (BBP) has recently introduced two new hub, rotor and caliper-bracket bolt kits for the model-year 2020-2022 Ford Transit commercial van. The front kit contains all the rotor-mount bolts, axle-hub-mount bolts and caliper-mount bolts which…
NEW YORK – Ford Motor Company has found another very helpful use for two of the hardware components of its F-Series advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) by using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to create its new Pro Trailer Hitch…
DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford Motor Company has agreed to recall certain model-year 2022 commercial vehicle chassis configurations correct an improperly torqued rear-caliper bolts. The 644 vehicles within the recall population, of which some two percent are considered at risk for…
DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford Motor Company is recalling nearly 1.3 million model-year 2013-2018 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ mid-size sedans which might develop a brake fluid leak from a ruptured front brake jounce hose. The recall covers the following vehicles…
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. Akebono Brake Corporation has expanded its ProACT Ultra-Premium Disc Brake Pad line by seven new part numbers: ACT2089, ACT2115, ACT2208, ACT2232, ACT2300, ACT2304 and ACT2305. Electronic wear sensor and premium stainless steel abutment hardware is included in…
COVENTRY, U.K. — Radford is back, and Project 62-2 sees the iconic British coachbuilder partner with Lotus to design and build the Type 62-2. No detail has been spared to create the ultimate driving experience, including a world-leading braking system…
TORONTO — NRS Brakes added new part numbers for model-year 2002-2022 Honda, Hyundai, Ford and Kia vehicles covering 2.2 million vehicles in its galvanized premium brake pads product line. Brake kits also include abutment hardware and caliper piston cushions. Canadian-made…
Source: Alcon announcement TAMWORTH, U.K. — For more than 100 years, Ford vehicles have been competing in the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) held just outside of Colorado Springs, Colo. For 2023 and the 101st running of the…
Source: NRS Brakes announcement TORONTO – NRS Brakes has added brake kits for the 2021-2023 Ford F-150 pickup, including the first F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. The brake kits, which cover both front and rear application for the almost 1.6…
DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford Motor Company, during its third-quarter earnings media call this week, announced the dissolution of Argo AI, the company it co-owns with Volkswagen to develop autonomous vehicles (AV). According to the company’s public statement, “In 2017, when…
Source: Ford announcement DEARBORN, MICH. – Ford Motor Company is researching a new smartphone-based communications technology that could potentially help warn drivers of pedestrians, bicyclists and more – even those approaching a vehicle’s path but blocked from a driver’s view.…
Source: Oxford University announcement OXFORD, U.K. — Researchers at Oxford University’s Department of Computer Science, in collaboration with colleagues from Bogazici University, Turkey, have developed a novel artificial intelligence (AI) system to enable autonomous vehicles (AVs) achieve safer and more…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In August 2020, Ford Motor Company agreed to recall approximately 500,000 vehicles to address front brake hoses rupturing. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has opened an investigation –potentially impacting more…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Owls, hawks, even the occasional eagle fill the sky above Cape Cod, but none made the same impression on the Massachusetts peninsula as the orange metallic Raptor I piloted around the region’s highways and byways. Ford took…
CHARLESTON, W.V. — A local jury determined Ford was liable for the death of a Kanawha County, W.V. woman resulting from a fire caused by a leaking brake-fluid reservoir, awarding her family $7 million, according to a variety of media…
DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford Motor Company is recalling certain model-year 2021-2022 pickup trucks and large sport utility vehicles (SUV) to address potential issues with their trailer-brake functionality. The recall population covers 391,836 2021-2022 Ford F-150 pickup trucks, 2022 Ford F-250/F-350/F-450/F-550…
DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford Motor Company has instituted a recall of nearly 200,000 Ford F-150 pickup trucks as well as Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator large sport utility vehicles due to a brake-fluid leak. Certain model-year 2016-2018 F-150 (90.010), 2016-2017…
DEARBORN, Mich. – The Ford Motor Company has agreed to recall almost 200,000 model-year 2014 and 2015 vehicles that might have a disintegrated and missing brake pedal stop bumper and subsequently could be inadvertently shifted out of “Park” as well…