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    Tire-pressure subject prompts over-the-air repair for some Ford F-150 Lightning electrical pickups

    Editor - The Auto JournalBy Editor - The Auto JournalJune 28, 2022Updated:June 29, 2022No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Ford on Monday issued a recall for some Ford F-150 Lightning autos as a consequence of a problem through which the car’s tire stress monitoring system could also be set to the unsuitable worth. 

    In affected vehicles—2,886 Ford F-150 Lightnings within the U.S. and Canada, with 20-inch or 22-inch all-season tires—the stress has been incorrectly set to 35 psi somewhat than 42 psi. Ford cautions {that a} low inflation stress might result in “poor handling and a possible loss of vehicle control.”

    The treatment for the difficulty comes within the type of an replace for the Body Control Module. Ford says that it may possibly present a right away repair in about 20 minutes at dealerships, with an in-person replace of that software program. For an much more handy repair, it would make that replace a part of an over-the-air software program replace in 30 days. 

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    Notification of sellers began Monday, with prospects getting notification by way of e mail and the FordMove app beginning immediately. 

    The over-the-air repair is one thing that wouldn’t be potential in a wider vary of electrical autos, however Ford has embraced the power to reprogram car firmware as a part of its so-called Power-Up updates within the Lightning and the Mustang Mach-E. So far Ford has used them primarily so as to add interface options and to appropriate questions of safety—a current Mach-E battery contactor subject, for instance—but it surely does have the potential to spice up vary or efficiency sooner or later this fashion. 

    2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

    2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

    But there’s a fair less complicated treatment for this one: In the meantime, simply do it the old style manner. Check your tire pressures, and ensure they match what’s on the Tire and Loading information label simply inside the motive force door jamb. Those present the right stress and maintaining your tires on the appropriate stress not solely retains dealing with secure however saves vitality and extends vary.

    And even if you happen to don’t but have a Lightning, or an EV, the worth of fuel ought to persuade you it’s an excellent behavior to comply with. 

    Source: www.greencarreports.com

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