2024 Ford F-150 sales stopped… again
Australian-delivered Ford F-150 breaches ADR lighting regulations for a second timeThe temporary pause on 2024 Ford F-150 deliveries has evolved into a full-blown stop-sale following the discovery of an Australian Design Rule breach of “certain lighting features”.
Ford Australia hasn’t confirmed as much officially, but the breach is thought to be the ‘potential fault’ uncovered last fortnight, which resulted in the pause of F-150 shipments from RMA Automotive’s remanufacturing plant in Melbourne to Ford dealerships.
The Blue Oval has once again avoided going into specifics and wouldn’t say when sales and deliveries will resume.
“Ford Australia has placed a temporary hold on the sale and delivery of all re-manufactured F-150s, as we have identified that specifications of certain lighting features do not conform to Australian regulatory requirements,” a Ford Australia spokesperson told carsales.
“Affected vehicles cannot be delivered to customers until appropriate rectification work is complete.
“We are working through details of the issues and will be able to share more soon.”
This is the second official delivery pause for the full-size factory-backed pick-up in six months and follows a trio of product safety recalls, one of which revolved around the ADR compliance of side indicators.
Acknowledging these issues, Ford Australia has announced a new five-year/75,000km free servicing offer for all existing F-150 owners, including those who haven’t yet taken delivery.
“In the meantime, we thank customers for their patience and in recognition of the inconvenience this may cause, we are extending a complimentary five years/75,000km (whichever comes first) service program to all F-150 customers whose vehicle had either been delivered or contracted by 6 May,” the spokesperson said.
The program will save owners $2081 in servicing costs – since the first four scheduled F-150 services are capped at $429 each, while the fifth costs $365 – which should help ease at least 1.5 per cent of the pain, depending on which variant you’ve purchased.
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