The Ford Motor Company has recalled 115,539 F-Super Duty trucks that may have malfunctioning steering columns, in which the upper shaft could separate.
In a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) safety recall report dated Sept. 22, Ford indicated that the affected vehicles were built between Feb. 19, 2019, and Sept. 30, 2020, and include models F250, F350, and F450. The company estimates that about 1 percent of these trucks could be defective.
According to the report, a steering column upper-shaft separation could result in a loss of steering capacity, which could increase the risk of an accident. In affected vehicles, the steering column upper-shaft hard slider does not satisfy the anti-pull apartment load specifications. In addition, there are no warning signs that would alert the driver to a steering column shaft separation….