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Recall Roundup: Ford HVAC, DTNA Brake Modulator Valves
Ford Motor Company and Daimler Truck North America are the latest companies to be featured in Work Truck's "Recall Roundup."
November 14, 2022
Ford is recalling approximately 31,339 2022-2023 Transit vehicles.
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Ford Motor Company and Daimler Truck North America recently announced their own set of recalls.
Ford is recalling approximately 31,339 2022-2023 Transit vehicles. The heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system's controls may become inoperative, including those for defogging and defrosting. Dealers will update the remote climate control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were expected to be mailed on November 7, 2022.
DTNA is recalling approximately 218,147 2017-2023 Freightliner Cascadia, 2020-2022 Freightliner Business Class M2, 2021 Freightliner 108SD, 2022 Freightliner 114SD, and 2020-2023 Western Star 49X, 2021-2023 Western Star 47X, and 2021-2022 Western Star 57X vehicles. The brake modulator valves on the front axle may corrode and cause the vehicle to pull to the affected side during an Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) braking event. Dealers will replace the front brake modulator valves, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on December 30, 2022.
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