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An official Health Canada notice concerns Ford. Issue: on certain vehicles, the software update installed by a ford dealer during recall 24s79 (transport canada recall no. 2024-781) may not be effective. As a result, a second repair is required. On certain vehicles, a problem inside the high-voltage battery could cause a short circuit. If this happens, there could be a loss of power to the wheels and/or the high-voltage battery could overheat. Note: this recall replaces transport canada recall no. 2025-628. This recall only affects certain plug-in hybrid vehicles (phev) equipped with a 2.5 l engine. Safety risk: a loss of power to the wheels could increase the risk of a crash. A battery that overheats can create a fire risk, even while the vehicle is parked and turned off. Corrective actions: to reduce the safety risk, ford advises that you set the maximum charge setting of your vehicle at 80% and to only use normal ev mode until the recall repairs have been completed. Ford will notify owners by mail. The corrective actions for this recall are under development. Published 2026-04-16.
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2026-04-16
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Issue: on certain vehicles, the software update installed by a ford dealer during recall 24s79 (transport canada recall no. 2024-781) may not be effective. As a result, a second repair is required. On certain vehicles, a problem inside the high-voltage battery could cause a short circuit. If this happens, there could be a loss of power to the wheels and/or the high-voltage battery could overheat. Note: this recall replaces transport canada recall no. 2025-628. This recall only affects certain plug-in hybrid vehicles (phev) equipped with a 2.5 l engine. Safety risk: a loss of power to the wheels could increase the risk of a crash. A battery that overheats can create a fire risk, even while the vehicle is parked and turned off. Corrective actions: to reduce the safety risk, ford advises that you set the maximum charge setting of your vehicle at 80% and to only use normal ev mode until the recall repairs have been completed. Ford will notify owners by mail. The corrective actions for this recall are under development.
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