AP Top News｜福特召回140万辆F-150皮卡以解决换挡故障问题

Ford is recalling almost 1.4 million of its F-150 pickup trucks in the U.S. because of a gearshift issue that may lead to the loss of control of vehicles and increasing the risk of a crash.

The automaker is aware of two injuries and one accident possibly related to the issue.

The recall includes F-150 light trucks with a six-speed automatic transmission that were produced between March 12, 2014 an Aug 18, 2017.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations safety recall report says that some of the pickup trucks may experience an intermittent selection signal of the transmission range sensor to the powertrain control module, which may lead to a temporary, unintended downshift into second gear. This may cause an abrupt reduction in wheel speed for a short period of time, which in some situations could cause the rear tires to slide until the vehicle speed slows.

Ford is aware of 444 warranty claims and 105 customer service reports that could be linked to the issue as of early this month.

Vehicle owners will be notified about the recall by mail and instructed to bring their vehicle to a Ford or Lincoln dealer to have their powertrain control module calibration updated at no cost.

福特汽车公司因换挡机构故障可能导致车辆失控并增加碰撞风险，正在美国召回近140万辆F-150皮卡。

该汽车制造商已知两起受伤事件和一起事故可能与这一问题有关。

此次召回涉及2014年3月12日至2017年8月18日期间生产的配备六速自动变速箱的F-150轻型卡车。

美国国家公路交通安全管理局（NHTSA）的安全召回报告指出，部分皮卡车型的变速箱范围传感器可能间歇性向动力总成控制模块发送选挡信号异常，导致车辆暂时意外降档至二挡。这种情况可能造成车轮转速短时间内突然下降，某些情况下会导致后轮打滑，直至车速降低。

福特公司表示，截至本月初，已发现444起保修索赔和105份客户服务报告可能与这一问题有关。

车主将通过邮件收到召回通知，并被要求将车辆送至福特或林肯经销商处，免费升级动力总成控制模块的校准程序。