Ford’s Mustang Mach-E recall to prevent power failures is under investigation

The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) is opening a question on Ford’s response to a recall final 12 months that affected nearly 49,000 Mustang Mach-E autos, as reported by Automotive News. The June 2022 recall was issued due to a malfunction involving overheating of the electrical SUV’s high-voltage contactors, which, at worst, could make the EV immediately lose power on the highway, rising the danger of a crash.

Occurances would typically comply with high-speed battery charging or repeated quick acceleration periods.

Ford issued an over-the-air (OTA) software program replace to reply to the recall, which was designed to cut back power if the contactors acquired too sizzling — in hopes of stopping sudden power loss and doable harm to the contacts. The automaker additionally held new Mach-E deliveries at dealerships till they acquired the software program replace. The automaker had moreover opened a service bulletin to exchange the High Voltage Battery Junction Box in affected autos.

Now, NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation stories receiving 12 shopper complaints concerning Ford’s resolution.

One buyer grievance dated August nineteenth says that they had to get the High Voltage Battery Junction Box changed twice for a similar electrical system difficulty. Another grievance in February talked about the failure reoccurred after getting the software program replace.

The authentic recall affected 48,924 2021 and 2022 Mustang Mach-E autos constructed between May twenty seventh, 2020, and May twenty fourth, 2022, at Ford’s Cuautitlan plant in Mexico. For the brand new question, NHTSA says an estimated 64,727 autos are a part of its investigation.