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After calling back the 2021 Ford F-150 on three occasions thus far, the Blue Oval is recalling the 2021 Ford Super Duty as well. Believe it or not, certain dual rear-wheeled pickups have been assembled with front wheel hub extenders that may have been improperly installed onto the hubs.
The Dearborn-based automaker was informed of two reports alleging left-front wheel detachment while driving on May 13th. As fate would have it, the Critical Concern Review Group found out that the supplier has bypassed the automated torque station where the extenders are joined with the rotors.
Ford initially determined that seven axles suffer from insufficient torquing. But on May 20th, the supplier found out that additional trucks are suspected of insufficiently tightened extender nuts. Adding insult to injury, equipment manufacturer Dana Incorporated failed to provide documentation of containment for the axles that did not have proper serialization.
17,616 units of the Super Duty are recalled in the United States, ranging from the F-350 to the F-450, F-550, and F-600. These hard-working trucks were manufactured at the Kentucky and Ohio plants from February 7th through June 3rd, 2021 according to documents filed with the NHTSA.
This condition has also forced the Ford Motor Company to delay customer deliveries of the aforementioned trucks, which is a pretty big problem because dealership inventories are running dry over the microchip crisis. According to FoMoCo, the correct torque rating for the wheel hub extension nuts is 130 pound-feet (176 Nm) while the wheel nuts should be tightened to 150 pound-feet (204 Nm) with the weight of the pickup truck on its tires.
Notification letters are expected to be mailed today, but owners can take matters into their own hands by calling customer service at 1-866-436-7332. To make sure you don’t get the VIN wrong over the phone, the search tool on the watchdog’s website is the easiest way of telling if your truck is recalled.
Ford initially determined that seven axles suffer from insufficient torquing. But on May 20th, the supplier found out that additional trucks are suspected of insufficiently tightened extender nuts. Adding insult to injury, equipment manufacturer Dana Incorporated failed to provide documentation of containment for the axles that did not have proper serialization.
17,616 units of the Super Duty are recalled in the United States, ranging from the F-350 to the F-450, F-550, and F-600. These hard-working trucks were manufactured at the Kentucky and Ohio plants from February 7th through June 3rd, 2021 according to documents filed with the NHTSA.
This condition has also forced the Ford Motor Company to delay customer deliveries of the aforementioned trucks, which is a pretty big problem because dealership inventories are running dry over the microchip crisis. According to FoMoCo, the correct torque rating for the wheel hub extension nuts is 130 pound-feet (176 Nm) while the wheel nuts should be tightened to 150 pound-feet (204 Nm) with the weight of the pickup truck on its tires.
Notification letters are expected to be mailed today, but owners can take matters into their own hands by calling customer service at 1-866-436-7332. To make sure you don’t get the VIN wrong over the phone, the search tool on the watchdog’s website is the easiest way of telling if your truck is recalled.
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