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Updated with official NHTSA recall bulletin:
Saw this story on a recall for 2024s. A pinched fuel tank joint. Seems to be a pretty small recall and most likely Hybrids, but the article wasn't sure.
https://www.carscoops.com/2024/03/ford-maverick-trucks-recalled-over-fuel-tank-leak/
Ford is recalling some 2024MY Maverick trucks. Though the automaker says it has received no reports of gas leaking from customer vehicles, a leak was detected on one 2024 Maverick at Ford’s Hermosillo Assembly Plant in Mexico and that was enough to trigger a full investigation.
The problem was traced to an open pinch joint caused by a manufacturer defect. A power outage at the facility where the tanks are made resulted in a misalignment of the tank mold and the extruded sheets used to make the tanks. Ford first noticed the issue on February 6, then issued an order to prevent trucks potentially fitted with the faulty tanks from being sent to dealers. And now it’s recalling those which may have received the duff tanks before the issue was spotted.
t’s not a big recall, and certainly not the kind of thing that’s going to cause a scheduling headache for your local Ford service department. Only Mavericks built between January 19 and January 26 of this year are affected, the total coming to 217 trucks.
Owners will be contacted from March 18 and invited to make an appointment at their dealer to have the tank replaced. While they’re waiting for that repair, they’re being advised to shut off their engines as quickly as possible if they get a check engine light on the dash, smell gasoline, or notice it pooling on the ground.
Saw this story on a recall for 2024s. A pinched fuel tank joint. Seems to be a pretty small recall and most likely Hybrids, but the article wasn't sure.
https://www.carscoops.com/2024/03/ford-maverick-trucks-recalled-over-fuel-tank-leak/
Ford is recalling some 2024MY Maverick trucks. Though the automaker says it has received no reports of gas leaking from customer vehicles, a leak was detected on one 2024 Maverick at Ford’s Hermosillo Assembly Plant in Mexico and that was enough to trigger a full investigation.
The problem was traced to an open pinch joint caused by a manufacturer defect. A power outage at the facility where the tanks are made resulted in a misalignment of the tank mold and the extruded sheets used to make the tanks. Ford first noticed the issue on February 6, then issued an order to prevent trucks potentially fitted with the faulty tanks from being sent to dealers. And now it’s recalling those which may have received the duff tanks before the issue was spotted.
t’s not a big recall, and certainly not the kind of thing that’s going to cause a scheduling headache for your local Ford service department. Only Mavericks built between January 19 and January 26 of this year are affected, the total coming to 217 trucks.
Owners will be contacted from March 18 and invited to make an appointment at their dealer to have the tank replaced. While they’re waiting for that repair, they’re being advised to shut off their engines as quickly as possible if they get a check engine light on the dash, smell gasoline, or notice it pooling on the ground.
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