This week, the NHTSA announced numerous Ford recalls and none from Stellantis or General Motors.
The 2015-17 Lincoln Navigator’s exterior mirror lights may cause fires, while Ford Mavericks may have dark instrument panels (2022-23), have the brake lights go on when they should not (2022), or lose power because their battery voltage dropped (2022). In addition, the 2021-22 Mach E’s high voltage battery connection may overheat, while the 2022-24 F-150 Lightning’s high voltage battery may short circuit.
Trailer brakes may fail on the 2021-22 F-150, as well as the 2022 Expedition, Maverick, Navigator, and “Super Duty” pickups from F-250 to F-550. Speaking of pickups, the 2023 F-250 through F-450 rearview camera may show the wrong image. Finally, software errors may cause “loss of drive power” on the 2022 Escape, 2022-24 Maverick, and 2021-22 Corsair. Oh, wait, there’s one more—the 2021-22 Ecosport may driving power because the axle shaft disconnects.
Overall, a busy week for Ford shaping up to be a very busy month for Ford dealers, but German automakers joined the American company for a few recalls as well. The Volkswagen Atlas (2024-25) may have loose engine covers which then melt and start a fire. Volkswagen’s Audi had a charging unit failure on its 2024-25 Q4 E-Trons, the same failure occurring on the 2024 ID.4. Over at Mercedes, a decent number of AMG cars (GLC, GT, S, and SL, from 2023 through 2025) could lose drive power due to a software error. Finally, 2024 Sprinters may lose their parking brakes.
David Zatz started what was to become the world’s biggest, most comprehensive Mopar site in 1994 as he pursued a career in organizational research and change. After a chemo-induced break, during which he wrote car books covering Vipers, minivans, and Jeeps, he returned with Patrick Rall to create StellPower.com for daily news, and to set up MoTales for mo’ tales.
David Zatz has around 30 years of experience in covering Chrysler/Mopar news and history, and most recently wrote Century of Chrysler, a 100-year retrospective on the Chrysler marque.
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