Seems the author of the article has some hard feelings towards Ford. 163 vehicles isn't a lot.
Once again with a feeling, Ford's abysmal quality makes the Jeep Wrangler seem like a much better buy than the sixth-gen Bronco
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What's going on? Wondering if this recall will expand 163 seems light
Excerpts from a document associated with
NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V155000
Description of the Defect : Affected vehicles are built with a steering gear ball nut retainer that may be
cracked.
Description of the Safety Risk : A broken steering gear ball nut retainer can allow balls in the ball nut
assembly to displace and wedge. Continued steering wheel movement can
further wedge the balls and displace the retainer, resulting in increased
steering effort. Should this continue and the balls do not transition back into
the return guides, the ball nut may not be able to rotate. As a consequence,
the driver may not be able to rotate the steering wheel while driving,
Description of the Cause : The gauge key on the steering gear assembly tooling became loose over time
which allowed the key to contact and damage the ball nut retainer during the
steering gear assembly process.
