2012 FORD F-150 Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2012 Ford F-150 has 6 recalls, the most serious being a transmission defect where the automatic gearbox can unexpectedly drop into first gear at any speed, causing sudden deceleration and potential rear wheel lockup. Two recalls address this same transmission downshift problem, and a third related transmission issue allows the vehicle to be shifted into gear without the brake pedal pressed, which can cause the truck to move unexpectedly and strike a nearby pedestrian. There is also a concern with the reverse gear on some vehicles: the transmission may not engage reverse at all, or when it does, the backup lights may not illuminate, reducing visibility for pedestrians behind the truck. On the safety equipment side, the passenger seat sensor module may carry incorrect software that causes the front passenger airbag to deploy when it should not, fail to deploy in a crash, or misread the seat occupant and trigger unnecessary warning lights.