Ford Motor Company F is facing an intensified investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) into its BlueCruise hands-free driving technology, following two fatal crashes involving electric Mustang Mach-E vehicles while the system was active.

In the latest Ford Motor Company recall, the major automaker names almost 275,000 SUVs and pickup trucks for potentially faulty batteries. The 12V batteries aboard certain Ford Maverick compact pickup trucks and Bronco Sport SUVs could fail,

More than 272,000 Ford Bronco Sport and Ford Maverick vehicles are being recalled because their 12-volt batteries may fail unexpectedly while driving.

Certain Bronco and Maverick models' 12-volt batteries may fail, which, in severe cases, could cause a loss of drive power.

The government analysis will determine if a safety recall is necessary and could influence driver assistance features across the auto industry.

The NHTSA investigation into Ford BlueCruise fatal crashes revealed that the system is programmed to ignore stationary objects when traveling at over 62 mph

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an engineering analysis (EA) after investigating Ford’s BlueCruise driver-assist system since April of 2024, according to an

A manufacturing defect in the vehicles' 12-volt batteries can cause them to stall at low speeds, or not restart after stopping. The automaker will fix the flaw for free.

Subject vehicles were produced for the 2021 through 2023 model years for the US market, with the cut-off date being October 20, 2022

Ford recalls more than 272,817 Broncos and Mavericks over fears of battery failure - Models affected by the recall include the 2021-2023 Bronco Sport SUVs and 2022-2023 Maverick trucks

Batteries could “suddenly fail” in some recalled Ford cars, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Ford Motor Company recalled some 272,817 cars including the 2021-2023 Bronco Sport and 2022-2023 Maverick.