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Driving in the rain usually isn’t a problem because cars have windshield wipers. However, roughly 37,000 Ford vehicles could be in a pickle during a storm because they have faulty windshield wiper motors! Check out the latest Ford recall. 

Recall alert: 37,000 Ford vehicles have faulty windshield wipers 

Thousands of Ford vehicles need to visit a local dealership due to having faulty windshield wipers. 

The 37,371 cars involved include 2023-2024 Ford Maverick trucks, 2023 Ford Bronco Sport SUVs, and 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E SUVs. 

Because these vehicles are potentially equipped with front windshield wiper motors, the windshield wipers could fail. As a result, visibility is reduced in certain conditions, increasing the risk of accidents and injuries. 

You can visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) site here for more information. Enter your 17-digit Vehicle Identification Number (V.I.N) to see if your car is involved. 

Also, you can call the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 with any questions you may have. Contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. 

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The Ford number for this recall is 24S51. Ford will begin notifying owners at risk later this month via mail. All of theletters are expected to be sent out by August 26, 2024. 

You will have to visit a local Ford dealership for service. You don’t have to return to the same dealership where you purchased your car. Dealers will inspect the windshield wiper motor and replace it if necessary at no cost to owners. 

Things are really starting to pile up for Ford vehicles. According to the NHTSA, Ford has already issued nearly 40 recalls this year. 

Ford has been holding vehicles at production facilities to perform quality checks. This process is intended to catch problems before vehicles are delivered to prevent frustrating recalls later. 

A few vehicles such as the Ford Ranger, Ford F-150, and Ford F-150 Lightning have been delayed due to catching quality issues at the factory, and it has been paying off.

Ford shared, “Our goal is to prevent quality issues from happening in the first place. When they do occur, our focus is on responding quickly with a recall or service action to prevent our customers from experiencing issues with the least inconvenience possible.

We are committed to improving our launch quality and long-term quality and are already starting to see improvements in both.”

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Allison Barfield joined MotorBiscuit in 2020 and covers all things trucks, SUVs, and Jeeps. Having grown up on a farm in Rock Hill, South Carolina, she’s no stranger to the “Best in Class” truck and SUV debates; people in her hometown were always gathering to help work on vehicles together, and deliberation would naturally arise.

Allison graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Media Arts. She has helped bring awareness to issues Women In Trucking face and has promoted Truckers Against Trafficking, an anti-trafficking NGO.

A fan of creatively dark literature, Allison appreciates the works of Shirley Jackson and Emily Dickenson. She lives in a mountainous area of the country and enjoys off-roading and camping. Her dog, Bruce, often joins her in testing trucks and SUVs for our site.