Ford Issues Do-Not-Drive Advisory for Certain 2021-2026 Maverick; Owners Urged to Contact Dealerships Immediately (June 1, 2026)

[Chops]

Or Bob glitching.

Or Fluffy.

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[Chops]

Typically need crashes & injuries before recalls issued. Not always though.

Need to do a forum search for control arm failures…

 

[RR - All the way]

If I had one of these vehicles, especially if it was a 2021 or 2022, I believe I would throw more in the collection basket this Sunday!!!!!

 

[Pointyears]

Less than a 1000 per year for 5 years across two model lines? Wonder how Ford was able to track that to VINs?

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

Typically need crashes & injuries before recalls issued. Not always though.

Need to do a forum search for control arm failures…

https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/struts-and-control-arms.82723/

https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/f...arm-replacement-after-axle-replacement.60465/

https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/f...rywhere-replace-right-front-control-arm.7122/

Well they dont even sell a seperate Ball Joint for the Maverick. The only serviceable item on the lower control arm is the Vertical rubber bushing.

All things are possible with the right amount of knowledge and tooling. If you figure it out, let us know.

 

[Darnon]

The NHTSA filing isn't up yet and that usually goes into some detail into how they made the determination of the fault and affected population of vehicles.

It is interesting that it only affects the Hermosillo plant, so it's not a fundamental issue with the C2 architecture/supply chain else it likely would have included the Escape/Corsair as well.

 

[ScottyC]

Or Bob glitching.

Wasn;t he a drag racer back in the day?

 

[Chops]

Agreed, this is a pretty specific item over a multi-year timeframe. Almost like they traced it to a certain employee.

HRG

Or maybe traces it by VIN to folks who had their CV axle replaced on that side…

 

[commadorebob]

Given it is less than 1% over five years, it makes me wonder if it was the parts manufacturer that discovered the potential issue. Like a manager finally saw a resource wiping off the extra grease that was there on purpose and so they had to let Ford know that one employee had been doing something that maybe could eventually lead to failure down the road.

 

[Cancunbadlands]

4,653 vehicles.
across 5 years and two platforms.

A) that's a pretty specific number.
B) how do they know that is the number
C) how do they know which ones?

It's as if they know it's only the days "Bob" was covering extra shifts for "Jose" over 5 years, and "Bob" did it wrong.

More like Jorge screwed up
Monday hungover

 

[Cancunbadlands]

My '24 VIN does show the recall...
Oh gosh!

 

[timctaylor]

Whew. My '26 VIN does not show the recall.

I am not in it either on my 24

 

[babytruk]

Given it is less than 1% over five years, it makes me wonder if it was the parts manufacturer that discovered the potential issue. Like a manager finally saw a resource wiping off the extra grease that was there on purpose and so they had to let Ford know that one employee had been doing something that maybe could eventually lead to failure down the road.

Like the manager walked by Bob’s area and noticed a pile of stuff in the corner and asked “Bob, what’s that?”

 

[Meeka]

Wasn;t he a drag racer back in the day?

Bitchin Bob Glitchen! (Glidden) was an awesome racer in his day!

 

[GarryB]

Looks Ike mine made it ok.
Assembled in Mexico.
What plant are the issues coming from?

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