Canada2017 Ford F-150 pickup trucks are affected; you may recognize an affected vehicle if the instrument panel cluster screen does not display when the vehicle is started. The recall was issued because prior recall repairs under recall 17C01 may not have been done correctly and a software problem can cause the display to remain blank, preventing visibility of gear selection, speedometer, warning lights and tell-tales. Ford will notify owners by mail and advise taking the vehicle to a dealership to update the instrument panel cluster software.
How to identify it
2017 Ford F-150
The hazard
On certain vehicles, the recall repairs completed by a Ford dealer during recall 17C01 (Transport Canada recall no. 2017-040) may not have been done correctly. As a result, a second repair is required.
On certain vehicles, a software problem could cause the instrument panel cluster screen not to display when the vehicle is started. As a result, you may not be able to see certain information about the vehicle, including the gear selection, speedometer, warning lights and malfunction tell-tales.
Warnings, gauges, gear selection and tell-tales indicators that don't display could increase the risk of a crash.
What to do
Ford will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to update the instrument panel cluster software.
The official notice
This page is a summary of the notice published by Transport Canada, collected from Health Canada, CFIA and Transport Canada. Check the original before you act on it.
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