EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car / Pick-up truck Ford “Ranger, Everest” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00593/20
Summary
The transmission fluid pump gears could fail while driving and the Transmission Control Module (TCM) and Powertrain Control Module (PCM) might not report errors appropriately.Consequently, the pressure of the transmission fluid could decrease, leading to a inadvertent loss of motive power and increasing the risk of accident.
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Product
Passenger car / Pick-up truck — Ford
- Brand
- Ford
- Name / model
- Ranger, Everest · Individual type approval
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car / Pick-up truck.
- Production dates: 29/11/2017 to 15/10/2019
What is the risk?
- The transmission fluid pump gears could fail while driving and the Transmission Control Module (TCM) and Powertrain Control Module (PCM) might not report errors appropriately.Consequently, the pressure of the transmission fluid could decrease, leading to a inadvertent loss of motive power and increasing the risk of accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 14/02/2020
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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