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Ford is recalling about 144,500 Maverick pickup trucks from model years 2022-2024 due to a potential issue with the rearview camera display freezing while backing up. The issue, linked to “Connected Touch Radios,” may misrepresent the vehicle’s surroundings, raising the risk of a crash, according to a Sept. 13 report to the NHTSA.
Ford attributed the issue to “improper memory handling” in the Connected Touch Radio software, which has since been fixed in production. The recalled vehicles were built between February 2021 and November 2022.
“Our goal is to prevent quality issues from happening in the first place. When they do occur, our focus is on responding quickly with a recall or service action to prevent our customers from experiencing issues with the least inconvenience possible. We are proud that our launch quality has reached best-in-class levels, and our long-term quality is showing improvement,” Ford said in a statement to FOX Business.
Ford will notify owners of the recalled vehicles by mail by the end of the month, completing the process by Oct. 4. Dealers have already been informed. The Maverick pickup, first sold in 2021, will see its latest edition released later this year.
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