Among the many much less fancy, however however vital security methods in your automobile are your taillights. Anybody who’s seen a automobile with their lights off at night time understands how extraordinarily arduous it may be to see such a automobile. And that is why it is vital that NHTSA and Ford are recalling 2022 to 2024 Ford Mavericks — 242,669 of them — after discovering examples with taillights not working.
In accordance with the NHTSA documentation, Ford had acquired a number of guarantee claims and bother codes reported from fleet knowledge displaying that the taillights weren’t illuminating. The difficulty has to do with the physique management module not sending correct present for the twin bulbs in every mild, and so the principle place mild would not illuminate. Although on the very least, the brake lights and switch alerts would nonetheless function.
No accidents or accidents associated to this difficulty have been reported, however clearly the danger of an accident is vastly elevated with malfunctioning taillights. The repair is pretty easy. The supplier will replace the physique management module’s software program. Like with any recall, the restore is totally free. Ford will likely be notifying house owners by mail, they usually can attain Ford with questions at 1-866-436-7332. Ford’s reference quantity for the recall is 24S24.
