Ford recalls roughly 1 million vehicles in a single day
Ford maintains its solid lead as the most-recalled brand in the automotive world.
Ford disclosed two major recalls Tuesday that, taken together, touch close to 1 million U.S. drivers. The bigger of the pair, Reuters reported, covers 741,195 vehicles "over a transmission defect that can damage the park system, which in turn could result in vehicles rolling away," according to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Separately, the Associated Press said, "Ford is recalling more than 250,000 vehicles that were incorrectly repaired under a previous recall meant to fix a problem that caused the engine to stall while driving" — a repair-of-the-repair on Focus sedans that consumer-safety advocates have flagged for years.
James R. Hood
The Ford disclosures landed against a broader recall season. CBS News' auto-industry feed cataloged a Ford F-150 axle-hub-bolt recall of "more than 103,000" trucks, an open NHTSA probe into "reports of engine problems involving some older Honda and Acura vehicles," a Honda steering-gearbox recall where "improper manufacturing and assembly… may impair driving," a Ram pickup recall covering "the 2019 and 2021 through 2024 model years," and a bearing-failure recall on "some Honda Pilots, Odyssey vans and Ridgeline trucks" that could cause engines to stall.
A separate Reuters story noted that NHTSA closed its power-steering probe into 376,000 Tesla EVs after the company's earlier recall, and closed a preliminary evaluation of 441,002 Honda Odyssey vans after a recall there.
For consumers, the practical question is whether their vehicle identification numbers fall under any of these orders. The "park system" defect in particular — a rollaway risk — is one of NHTSA's more dangerous categories; owners should treat the recall mailer as urgent.
