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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Defect Bureau Ouvres a “preliminary evaluation” concerning reports from Ford F-150 2015-2017 trucks in suddenly offset while moving to “road speeds”.
“The Office of Defects (ODI) survey received 138 consumer complaints for the 2015-2017 Ford F-150 models alleging an unexpected transmission and not set at a boost to a lower gear when speed at motorway speeds without prior warning or driver entry”, the announcement of the NHTSA website.
“This unnqured transmission demotion would cause rapid deceleration of vehicles. Some consumer complaints also allege that the rear wheels of the vehicle temporarily lock, seize and / or slip temporarily during downgrades, which led to a loss of vehicle control increasing the risk of accident and injuries. “”
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The evaluation aims “to determine the scope and severity of the potential consequences linked to security”, indicates the announcement.
It is estimated that 1,270,970 Ford F-150 2015-2017 are under control, a government document on probe states.
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Ford F150 2016 is exhibited at the 108th annual Chicago Salon in McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, February 12, 2016. (Raymond Boyd / Getty images)
A spokesperson for Ford told Fox News Digital by e-mail on Monday by e-mail that the company “works with the NHTSA to support its investigation” and that “this survey is on the transmission of 6 speed only”.
The company previously published security reminders concerning problematic demarcations during other F-150 models.
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Ford F150 2016 is exhibited at the 108th Annual Chicago Salon in McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois on February 12, 2016. (Raymond Boyd / Getty images)
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The 50th anniversary of the F-150 is in 2025, noted Ford in a press release at the end of last year.
