Ford F-150 2024: full-size pickup hit by steering rack recall in Australia 

A recall has been issued for all Australian-delivered Ford F-150s, with the elephantine-dimension ute tormented by a potentially terrible venture connected to the auto’s steering system.

The Australian Govt recall, which affects 443 devices of the broad American pickup, states that “the steering intermediate shaft may perchance well ruin free the steering rack ensuing in a lack of steering assist an eye on”.

Ford Australia has released a direct concerning the recent recall, stating that:

“We stumbled on a quality venture in a truly diminutive resolution of F-150s, which would per chance perchance well potentially salvage led to a lack of steering whereas driving. This was picked up within the re-manufacturing plant and there salvage been no reported incidents within the self-discipline,” a spokesperson for the logo acknowledged.

The Blue Oval has confirmed that all 98 autos delivered to potentialities require an inspection “to substantiate that the steering shaft has been installed accurately”. Chasing Vehicles confirmed with Ford that the the rest 345 autos are either in transit, or at dealerships.

The emblem has acknowledged that just about all of inspections salvage already taken dilemma.

“Of these, none salvage been stumbled on to salvage an incorrectly installed steering shaft, so all of these potentialities salvage now been cleared to pressure their car as long-established. About a potentialities salvage been travelling and away from their autos, so their autos are no longer being driven and must accumulated be inspected as quickly as they’re accessible,” the direct continues.

Ford has acknowledged that the stability of potentially affected autos are being checked by their team or seller network old to offer to potentialities.

Station comes amid offer waste of F-150s

News of the recall comes after the F-150 was hit with components pertaining to to its turbocharger that affected at least three autos provided in Australia, with deliveries speedy halted whereas the venture was investigated.

Ford affords the F-150 in Australia in temporary or long wheelbase, and in either XLT or Lariat dapper, with prices initiating at $106,950 sooner than on-freeway prices and as high as $140,945 sooner than on-freeway prices.

Usual equipment for the F-150 entails a 3.5-litre twin-turbocharged V6 petrol engine that produces 298kW/678Nm, a ten-walk computerized transmission, four-wheel pressure and a 4500kg towing capacity.

Additionally integrated as long-established are powered driver and front passenger seats, halogen headlights and 20-recede six-spoke alloy wheels. A 8.0-recede digital instrument cluster and a 12.0-recede touchscreen are also long-established.