- Ford is recalling practically 300,000 electrical autos and hybrid pickups, however the repair is just not but accessible.
- The all-electric F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E, in addition to the hybrid Maverick, are affected.
- The American automaker has issued practically 150 recollects this yr.
Ford is recalling over 1 / 4 of 1,000,000 electrical and hybrid autos bought in the USA as a result of they might roll away as a result of a difficulty with the built-in park module. In complete, 272,645 vehicles are affected, together with 104,113 F-150 Lightning electrical pickups, 88,064 Mustang Mach-E electrical crossovers, and 80,468 Maverick hybrid pickups.
On these vehicles, the transmission might not lock into Park in some cases, which will increase the chance of a crash, particularly if there’s a fault with the parking brake or the driving force disengages it.

If there is a fault with the built-in park module, the automotive is not going to present P on the dashboard, even when the driving force has switched into Park.
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In accordance with official paperworkthe basis reason for the problem has been traced to the built-in parking module’s pawl, which might bind towards an adjoining slider, stopping it from returning to its totally engaged park place. Nonetheless, after analyzing defective components, Ford concluded that there isn’t a precise mechanical fault and {that a} software program replace is sufficient to repair the issue.
The replace, which impacts the Secondary On Board Diagnostic Module C (SOBDMC), might be put in at a vendor or over-the-air. Having mentioned that, the precise software program that’s supposed to repair the issue is just not accessible but, with Ford anticipating rolling it out “sooner or later.”
If the transmission pawl binds to the slider, the automotive is not going to present P on the dashboard when the gear lever is ready to Park, and a service icon will pop up. On this case, house owners ought to make it possible for the parking brake is engaged and in working situation.
That is simply Ford’s newest recall in 2025, in what’s shaping as much as be a record-setting affair. The American automaker has issued practically 150 recollects this yr alonespanning thousands and thousands of autos. In the meantime, the automotive firm with the second-highest variety of recollects, Stellaris at 53, whereas Basic Motors is third, with 27 recollects.
