Ford Motor Company is recalling select 2021 Ford Super Duty trucks due to issues related to the front-wheel hub extenders.
The defect: in affected vehicles, front-wheel hub extenders were not properly tightened by the supplier.
The hazards: loose front-wheel hub extenders may result in the wheel and tire detaching from the front axle, increasing the risk of a crash and creating a road hazard.
Ford is not aware of any reports of accidents or injuries related to this condition.
Components: front-wheel hub extenders.
Affected vehicles: select 2021 Ford Super Duty models equipped with dual rear wheels.
Number of vehicles affected: 19,626 vehicles with:
- 17,616 vehicles in the U.S. and federal territories
- 1,779 in Canada
- 231 in Mexico
The fix: dealers will tighten the front-wheel hub extender nuts to specification.
Owners should: not drive their vehicle until it can be verified that the front-wheel hub extender nuts are tightened to specification. Owners can contact their dealer to have the service completed at their location, have the truck towed to a dealership, or follow provided instructions to tighten the nuts to spec. Owner notifications will begin this week. The Ford reference number for this recall is 21S26.
Contacts:
- Ford Customer Service: 1-866-436-7332
- FoMoCo Recall Number: 20S73
- NHTSA Toll-Free: 1-888-327-4236
- NHTSA (TTY): 1-800-424-9153
- NHTSA Website: www.safecar.gov
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Comments
The saga continues. Trucks are supposed to be the apple of FORD’s eye. The core is rotten.
This is down to a supplier not ford!.At least ford picked it up.
Yes but the customer doesn’t care who the supplier is so it falls on FORD whether you like it or not.
If they pick lousy suppliers who’s fault is that?