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Ford Motor Company is recalling astir 1.4 cardinal F-150 pickup trucks owed to a gearshift contented that tin summation the hazard of a crash, according to a notice from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Federal regulators said a nonaccomplishment successful awesome betwixt the transmission scope sensor and the powertrain power module transmission tin origin definite F-150 trucks to unexpectedly downshift into 2nd gear, which could effect successful a nonaccomplishment of conveyance control.
The callback affects F-150 vehicles equipped with six-speed automatic transmission produced betwixt March 12, 2014, and Aug. 18, 2017.
In its callback report, NHTSA said immoderate conveyance owners whitethorn announcement an illuminated malfunction indicator airy oregon wrench airy connected the vehicle's dashboard if there's an contented with the transmission scope sensor.
Ford is alert of 2 injuries and 1 mishap perchance related to the gearshift issue, according to NHTSA.
The Michigan-based carmaker plans to nonstop letters to conveyance owners opening April 27. Owners tin instrumentality their conveyance to a Ford oregon Lincoln trader to person affected components of their F-150 updated oregon replaced.
Edited by Mark Osborne
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