Ford recalls nearly 1.4 million F-150 pickup trucks due to gearshift issue

Ford Motor Company is recalling nearly 1.4 million F-150 pickup trucks due to a gearshift issue that may improve the chance of a crash, in accordance to a notice from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Federal regulators stated a loss in sign between the transmission vary sensor and the powertrain management module transmission could cause sure F-150 trucks to unexpectedly downshift into second gear, which might lead to a lack of car management.

The recall impacts F-150 automobiles geared up with six-speed computerized transmission produced between March 12, 2014, and Aug. 18, 2017.

In its recall reportNHTSA stated some car homeowners might discover an illuminated malfunction indicator gentle or wrench gentle on the car’s dashboard if there’s an issue with the transmission vary sensor.

Ford is conscious of two accidents and one accident probably associated to the gearshift issue, in accordance to NHTSA.

The Michigan-based carmaker plans to ship letters to car homeowners starting April 27. Owners can take their car to a Ford or Lincoln seller to have affected parts of their F-150 up to date or changed.