Ford is recalling more than 312,000 vehicles — yes, the company that already can’t keep up with production schedules or meet its flashy EV promises now has another safety mess on its hands.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Electronic Brake Booster in these vehicles can lose power while driving. Translation: you hit the brakes, and the car doesn’t stop the way it should.
Oh, but wait — it gets worse. If you’re using any of those high-tech “Advanced Driver Assistance Systems” that Ford and every other automaker keeps hyping, the malfunction can cause the car to not brake as expected at all.
This is exactly the kind of nightmare scenario people worry about when they see auto companies stuffing more software and electronics into vehicles instead of focusing on the basics — like making sure the brakes work.
The recall affects 2025 models of the Lincoln Navigator, F-150, Expedition, Bronco, and Ranger. Over 312,000 vehicles that families are driving right now, assuming they’re safe.
The “fix”? A software update. Over-the-air or at a dealer. Free of charge. Isn’t that nice? In other words, instead of designing reliable systems in the first place, they’re patching your car like a smartphone app.
Letters go out Aug. 25, so Ford owners — you might want to check in with customer service and see if you’re one of the lucky ones driving around in a 5,000-pound tech experiment with a brake system that could fail at any moment.
This is what happens when the auto industry prioritizes bells, whistles, and “driver assistance” gimmicks over the fundamentals. They can brag about “smart safety features” all day long, but if the brakes don’t work? None of that matters.
