People visit Ford’s all-electric SUV Mustang Mach-E at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show on November 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, United States.
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Detroit – ford motor The company is instructing dealers to temporarily discontinue sales of the electric Mustang Mach-E crossover due to a potential safety flaw that could cause vehicles to become immobile.
Ford said in a notice to its dealers on Monday that the potentially affected vehicles include 2021 and 2022 Mach-S that were built at the automaker’s Queitlán plant in Mexico from May 27, 2020 to May 24, 2022.
Ford spokesman Said Deep told CNBC that of the approximately 100,000 Mach-S produced during that time frame, about 49,000 would be part of a recall.
Problems include potential overheating of the vehicle’s high voltage battery main contactors, which are electrically controlled switches for power circuits. The notice said the problem could cause a malfunction that could cause the vehicle to not start or lose propulsive power immediately while in motion.
The recall is notable, as automakers are having trouble launching new electric vehicles. Ford has also experienced in recent years problematic vehicle launch, Leading to higher recall and warranty costs.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Ford has issued some recalls about the Mach-E since its launch Website, They range from a software error caused by unexpected acceleration in fewer than 500 vehicles earlier this year to problems with loose subframe bolts and insufficient bonding to the vehicle’s thousands of glass panel roofs.
Deep said Ford has submitted a recall petition to NHTSA, which looks into such matters. The federal vehicle safety watchdog did not immediately respond to confirmation of the filing.
According to the bulletin, Ford expects to offer a resolution to the problem in the third quarter. Mustang Mach-E owners will be notified via mail once repair instructions and parts ordering information have been provided to dealers.
Deep said the company’s measure would include a software update for the vehicle’s “secondary on-board diagnostic control module and battery energy control module.” It will be conducted remotely, or over-the-air. Customers also have the option of taking their vehicle to a Ford dealer.
