Ford Recalls More Than 90 Thousand Vehicles Due To Engine Vaccination Issues

Ford Bronco. (Doc. Ford)

JAKARTA - Unpleasant news has returned to Ford in the United States (US) market. The manufacturer announced that it would make a recall of 90,736 units.

Launching from Reuters, Tuesday, September 3, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said the cause of the recall was due to engine valves in vehicles that may potentially be damaged.

This recall has an impact on a number of 2021-2022 production models such as Bronco, F-150, Edge, and Explorer as well as models from the Lincoln brand including Nautilus and Aviator equipped with a 2.7 liter or 3.0 liter Nano EcoBoost engine.

As an effort to tackle the issue, Ford will urge affected vehicle owners to take their cars to dealers and do engine cycle tests and replace them when needed. All repairs and checks are done for free.

This is another recent vehicle recall discovered by Ford after the manufacturer with the nickname blue oval recalled nearly 450,000 units including Bronco Sport and Maverick in April.

According to NHTSA, last October it was discovered that these two vehicles were prone to engine failure problems for starters or loss of power when driving, which then caused the car to not be revived.

Further investigations found that most of the problems were lost after the 12-volt battery on the vehicle was replaced. This then leads to identification of the main cause of the problem.

It is known that the control modules of the bodies and powertrains on these two vehicles were not properly calibrated, resulting in the device unable to detect low battery voltages.

In situations where the alternator does not produce sufficient power, or when the stop-start feature is used, the vehicle engine can turn off and cannot be restarted.

This problem can also cause other electronic components, such as hazard lights, not working, thereby increasing the risk of accidents.