Ford is recalling almost 35,000 Mustang Mach-E EVs from the 2021 and 2022 mannequin years because of a difficulty with a key propulsion-system element that doubtlessly can’t deal with the warmth from quick charging or when drivers ground it too many instances in a row. 

“Overheating might result in arcing and deformation of {the electrical} contact surfaces, which can lead to a contactor that’s prevented from closing or a contactor that welds closed,” Ford defined in recall paperwork revealed by the NHTSA Wednesday however dated Oct. 13. That may can result in a lack of energy and potential elevated likelihood of a crash, it underscored.

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E, at Electrify America DC fast-charger

If this challenge sounds acquainted, that’s as a result of Ford has recalled the Mach-E for it earlier than, and it’s what led to a halt of deliveries in June 2022. Underneath that marketing campaign, Ford delivered an over-the-air repair containing revised software program for 2 management modules. 

Ford says automobiles that acquired that earlier software program repair, “usually, the software program will proactively detect injury to the contactors and show a warning to the client.” 

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E first drive – Portland, OR

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E first drive – Portland, OR

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E first drive – Portland, OR

That recall coated almost 49,000 automobiles. This new recall impacts a subset of that—Mustang Mach-E automobiles with the extended-range battery pack—and warrants the bodily alternative of the Bussed Electrical Middle, which can also be known as the Excessive Voltage Battery Junction Field. An up to date design for that element was rolled into manufacturing on Might 22, 2022, however the doubtlessly faulty half was utilized in manufacturing from Might 27, 2020, to Might 24, 2022, Ford defined. 

Contactor failure, Ford says, can lead both to a state of affairs through which the automobile is not going to begin within the subsequent on-off cycle, or to 1 through which the automobile will show “Cease Safely Now” and can coast to a cease—though energy brakes, steering, and equipment will stay practical.

To see in case your automobile is one coated by the recall, name Ford at 866-436-7332 or contact your native dealership, which might seek the advice of Ford’s service database.