For the second time in less than six months, Ford F-150 Pickups have been impacted by another delivery pause in Australia.
Previously, Ford dealers were informed that F-150 shipments from RMA Automotive – the company that converts left-hand to right-hand drive pickups in Melbourne – were suspended due to an undisclosed issue. .
Currently, there is no recall for the new problem, and Ford would not detail what it is.
However, that hasn’t stopped F-150s already available at Ford dealerships from being delivered to customers, and the RMA Automotive production line is still running.
“Ford Australia has temporarily halted F-150s en route to dealerships as we work through a potential issue,” a company spokesman said. Car expert.
“We understand the inconvenience this may cause and we thank our customers for their patience.”
Since the Ford F-150 began delivering to Australian customers in December 2023, the pickup truck has been hit with three recalls.
Sales and deliveries to customers were also suspended on January 1, 2024 after a turbocharger error during the remanufacturing process was found to cause the pickup truck to go into limp mode.
Less than a month later, the F-150 was hit Recall due to driving errorThe vehicle owner is requested to stop driving immediately due to the risk of the steering rack separating from the intermediate shaft.
ONE second recall occurred in the following weeks, this time due to a faulty clock spring that could have resulted in the driver’s airbag not deploying in a crash.
Tuesday and most recent recall was issued last month, this time because the F-150’s side direction indicators did not comply with the Australian Design Rules (ADR).
The Ford F-150 is the only North American pickup truck sold in Australia through manufacturer showrooms that has not been converted from left-hand drive to right-hand drive by Walkinshaw Automotive Group.
Delivery from Australia Ram 1500s has been converted to right-hand drive by Walkinshaw – the former parent company of Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) – and its importer Ateco in a joint venture branded American Special Vehicles (ASV).
The Chevrolet Silverado 1500 was also converted in the same building as the Ram 1500 for a time, however demand for the latter caused the former operation to be moved to a smaller facility in 2022.
Toyota also enlisted the help of Walkinshaw to make the necessary conversions tundraalthough it is understood that the 12-month wait for it to be available to the public was to ensure the program met the auto giant’s rigorous standards.
Ironically, Walkinshaw’s Supercars team raced Ford MustangThe former has been linked to Holden since the 1990s and is currently handling its Silverado conversions.
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