Aussie campers motorist caution after 13,490 Ford 4WDs remembered over threat of ‘injury or fatality’

Thousands of Ford motorists are on sharp after a recall was released for 2 of one of the most preferred lorries on Australian roadways. Close to 13,500 Rangers and Everest 4WD SUVs powered by the business’s 3.0-litre turbo-diesel V6 ‘Lion’ engine have actually been disclosed to have a possibly achilles’ heel.

“Due to a manufacturing defect, the left-hand engine camshaft sprocket may fracture. As a result, the engine could stall leading to a sudden loss of motive power whilst driving,” the maker stated in its recall notification, which relates to 13,490 vehicles constructed in between 2022 and 2025.

“A sudden loss of motive power whilst driving increases the risk of an accident, which may result in serious injury or death to vehicle occupants and other road users.”

Ford engine concern ‘frustrating’, specialist states

Speaking to Yahoo News Australia, Paul Maric, owner of CarExpert, stated he was “surprised” it’s taken this wish for Ford to notice the concern, which it had not been found “during the initial engineering process for the vehicle”.

“This is a vehicle that’s been designed and engineered here in Australia, and Ford claims that this is an issue with a third party supplier that has supplied a camshaft sprocket to this engine that’s causing these failures,” he stated.

Every automobile on the recall checklist will certainly require to be evaluated, yet they might not always all require repairs. Although the fixings will certainly be “free of charge” for clients, Maric stated the engine concern is “disappointing given the amount of money that’s been invested in this product” which “something as big as this could have been missed from the outset”.

Caravan motorists alerted as 4WDs commonly made use of to tow hefty products

The Ford Ranger is Australia’s finest marketing auto and “a large chunk of those sales are the V6 model”, Maric described. They are largely bought to tow hefty products such as campers, trailers and watercrafts.

“There are only a small number of vehicles that have had failures, but in saying that, if a vehicle does lose power while it’s driving, particularly while it’s towing, you all of a sudden potentially lose power assistance to things like steering and brakes,” Maric informed Yahoo, including that while Ford hasn’t validated “whether that’s the case”, it likely would remain in a “worst case scenario”.

“I couldn’t think of a worse situation to be in if you are driving 100km/h with a three-and-a-half ton caravan on the back of your vehicle, and then all of a sudden you have this loss of power.

“So if it does happen to anyone that is driving one of these vehicles, I highly recommend putting it in neutral and making your way off the motorway as safely and as soon as practical.”

Motorists informed to ‘proceed driving lorries as regular’ in spite of threat

A speaker for Ford stated the engine failing might take place “with no prior warning to the driver”, yet in spite of this threat, they ought to “continue to drive their vehicles as normal”.

“Dealers have been instructed to visually inspect the left-hand camshaft sprocket to identify the build date and replace the sprockets and associated parts if required,” the representative informedNews com.au. “This service will be performed on all affected vehicles at no charge to the vehicle owner.”

The remember relates to 13,490 lorries in Australia and one more 647 in New Zealand, he included. Ford will certainly speak to proprietors of the damaged lorries to demand they go to an Authorised Ford Dealer.

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