Or it could be a heat treatment or metal batch issue. The fact that Ford could identify a small number of trucks have this problem should make you feel better.
I give Ford credit, after a YouTube team found a problem with the Maverick on 3 rollers, Ford went back and fixed the problem for the 2026 model year. I have read that us 2025 owners are going to get the same software update for free. That is standing behind your product.
In 1972 I took my car to Sears to have their steel belted radials tires rotated. I drove 500 miles back to college and when I stopped in front of my dorm, I heard "click", "click", "click". I popped the hub cap off and 4 out of 5 lug nuts fell to the ground. Final torquing with the wheels on...
I have a 2025 Maverick Lariat and love it. I have been getting 38.5 mpg all around driving. We just got a 2026 RAV-4 for my wife and we are getting 50.5 mpg all around driving. If Toyoda came out with a RAV type pickup, I would have to give it a serious look at.