Ford Motor Company is recalling select 2023 Ford Super Duty F-250, F-350, and F-450 pickups due to an issue with the steering column bolts.
The defect: in affected vehicles, the steering column upper shaft bolts may be missing or improperly tightened, resulting in possible separation of the steering column from the adjoining components.
The hazards: a disconnected steering column can result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford is not aware of any reports of accident or injury related to this issue.
Components: steering column upper shaft bolts
Affected vehicles: select 2023 Ford Super Duty pickups produced between January 4th, 2023, and January 23rd, 2023.
Number of vehicles affected: 19
The fix: dealers will inspect and tighten the steering column upper shaft coupler bolts, or install any missing bolts, as necessary, free of charge.
Owners should: wait for communications from Ford, which will be begin in May 2023. The Ford reference number for this recall is 23S22.
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Update: Maria Buczkowski, communications manager at Ford, reached out to Ford Authority to explain that 11 of the 19 trucks impacted by the recall have already been inspected.
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so much for closing the plant for quality control. like that was ever going to help solve anything anyway.
So how's that focus on quality going?