This Week's Recalls: Apr 20-24

Ford Motor Company is recalling certain 2025 Ford Maverick and 2026 Ford Bronco Sport vehicles equipped with a 1.5L or 2.0L Modular Power Cylinder (MPC) engine and an engine block heater. Affected vehicles may experience overheating of the engine block heater while the vehicle is parked and the block heater is plugged in due to coolant vapor or air being trapped around the heating element. Overheating of the engine block heater in these vehicles may increase the risk of an underhood fire. Dealers will either replace the block heater element with a different design and inspect or replace the electrical cord , or replace the engine block heater element with a threaded blanking plug and remove the cord from the engine compartment , free of charge , under NHTSA Campaign ID 26V239.

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. is recalling certain 2019-2024 Audi e-tron and 2020-2024 Audi e-tron Sportback vehicles. In these vehicles, the screw connection from the input rod on the brake pedal to the actuator rod on the brake booster may not have been performed according to manufacturing specifications, which may cause the screw connection to disconnect. If a complete separation occurs, vehicle braking would only be possible using the emergency braking function, increasing the risk of a crash. Dealers will inspect the pushrod screw joint in the brake booster and, if necessary, torque it to the correct specification under NHTSA Campaign ID 26V240.

Roush Performance Products, Inc. is recalling certain 2026 Nissan Frontier Pro4X R by Roush vehicles. During Roush's installation of the left and right Upper Control Arm ball joint and Steering Tie Rod Ends, the cotter pins may not have been installed on all vehicles, potentially resulting in improperly torqued fasteners. A loose fastener at an Upper Control Arm ball joint or Steering Tie Rod End increases the risk of a potential loss of steering and vehicle control, which could increase the risk of a crash. Owners will be given a "Do Not Drive" advisory and instructed to have their vehicles towed to a Nissan dealer to have the cotter pins and fasteners inspected, checked for proper torque, and replaced if missing or damaged, free of charge , under NHTSA Campaign ID 26V242.

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC is recalling certain Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicles (MHEVs) where the DCDC converter can fail due to an internal fault in the boost control microchip. A failure of the DCDC converter will result in a loss of 12V system charging. If the vehicle continues to be driven, it will eventually lose motive power and exterior lighting , which will increase the risk of a crash. The corrective repair action for this issue is not yet defined , but will be conducted under NHTSA Campaign ID 26V248.

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. is recalling certain 2018-2022 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV and 2014-2020 Mitsubishi Outlander vehicles. The cylinder of the liftgate gas spring, which contains high pressure gas, can corrode due to salt water penetration , which can reduce the cylinder's wall thickness and cause the gas spring to rapidly lose pressure. A gas spring losing pressure may potentially cause the liftgate to fall unexpectedly or the cylinder to rupture, which may cause a risk of injury. Dealers will replace the left and right liftgate gas springs with countermeasure liftgate gas springs that improve cylinder corrosion resistance under NHTSA Campaign ID 26V252.