In response to news from it house on march 7, to improve the quality of the product, ford has been publicly announcing in recent years that it will recall large-scale multi-car models produced over the past decade。
On march 6th, local time, ford announced two recall operations on the same day, all related to the problem of reverse image displays. The two recalls combined involved approximately 1. 74 million vehicles, including about 89,000 ford wing tigers, ford explorers and lincoln adventurers, lincoln flighters, and about 850,000 ford rheumas and ford sharps。
The first recall, according to the it house, involved 2021-2024 ford rush and 2021-2026 ford rima. Problems arise from the annex protocol interface module (apim), which is the core control unit of the ford information and entertainment system and is responsible for touch screens, bluetooth connectivity, cellular connectivity and back-to-car cameras. In some cases, the module may be closed due to overheated, resulting in a middle-controlled black screen。
Ford responded that a solution was being developed and that the owner would be notified as of 30 march. Final repairs are expected to be software upgrades: some vehicles can be upgraded remotely through ota, while the rest require upgrades to vendors. The rehabilitation process is not expected to be complex once the programme has been finalized。
The second recall involved the 2020-2022 ford wing tiger and lincoln adventurers, and the 2020-2024 ford explorer and lincoln flighters. If the vehicle is restarted shortly after the fire has ceased, a circuit board of the information entertainment system may send the wrong data to the screen controller, leading to the reverse or reverse of the medium control screen. If it is hung back at this point, the reverse image will also show errors, thus creating security risks. However, the problem usually resumes automatically after the next start-up。
Ford expects to roll out the solution in the second quarter of 2026, also through software upgrades. The owner will be informed in april that as soon as the updated procedures are ready, the local distributor can be appointed for maintenance。
Ford has issued frequent recall notices in recent years, and many of these problems are related to the back-up video system. According to ford ceo jim farley, the massive and frequent recall is precisely an indication that ford is improving quality management: engineers find problems earlier and companies can work out solutions faster。
