Ford is recalling a small variety of 2022 Mustang Mach-E crossovers over a possible defect of their rear axle shafts. On affected items, improper seating within the lathe throughout the first turning operation at a Tier 2 provider resulted in a backside wall thickness on the appropriate rear half shaft beneath the 9.1-millimeter minimal spec. As a consequence of a labor scarcity, the provider had suspended its standard inspection of the underside wall thickness on each half shaft, permitting the out-of-spec shafts to be despatched to the Tier 1 provider that offers straight with Ford. On the finish of July, employees on the Cuautitlan Meeting Plant that builds the Mach-E found the issue on two items, main Ford’s inside engineering groups to conduct an investigation and concern a recall.
A defective half shaft can break beneath load, inflicting a lack of drive energy when transferring or inflicting the automobile to roll away when parked if the digital parking brake is not activated.
There are 1,175 Mach-Es doubtlessly affected, however Ford mentioned many of the automobiles at concern haven’t been bought and no accidents or deaths have been reported over the difficulty. The automaker’s notified various homeowners by the FordPass app already, and can ship letter by way of the mail by September 19. The treatment is to go to a supplier to have the shaft inspected and, if vital, changed.
Homeowners with query can contact Ford at 866-436-7332 and discuss with recall quantity 22S55. They will additionally get in contact with the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration at 888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) and point out marketing campaign quantity 22V646, or go to the NHTSA website at www.nhtsa.gov.
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