The Ford Motor Company has issued a safety recall for a staggering number of Maverick pickup trucks. More specifically, the population comprises 242,669 vehicles manufactured in the period between February 3, 2021 and March 21, 2024.
According to documents published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the body control module features iffy software that might incorrectly detect a current overload on either or both rear position lamp circuits. In other words, one or both lamps could be inadvertently deactivated.
The BCM software-related condition does not affect the stop lamps, turn signals, or headlights. If you're curious why the BCM turns off the taillights after falsely detecting a current overload, that's fairly straightforward. As per the document attached below, the BCM's current threshold was calibrated to the current draw for one bulb, while the rear lamps feature two position bulbs on one circuit.
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