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In a recent notification letter sent to all U.S. dealerships, the Blue Oval informs that certain 2015 Mustang GT models are to be inspected for a pretty peculiar reason. As it happens, Ford says something is wrong with catalytic converters of 5-liter V8 models.
Specifically, 5-liter Coyote V8 engines built between February 11th through October 3rd this year may've been assembled incorrectly. The American automaker details that this error may translate into an emission control system that underperforms, which is quite a big problem if left unfixed for that bit too long.
The Blue Oval notes that some of the affected 2015 Ford Mustang GT vehicles fitted with the bad batch of 5-liter V8 powerplants have been delivered to owners, while others are residing in dealer inventory. Therefore, this operation is internally labeled as an "emission recall", whatever that means.
Ford believes that a very small number of Mustang vehicles, some 1 percent of the affected population, is expected to require replacement of one or both catalytic converters. With owner notification slated to begin in the week of December 15th, the labor time is estimated at anything between 0.2 to 3.5 hours depending on what needs to be replaced.
Of course, this operation comes at no cost to 'Stang owners affected by the assembly error. Props to the Blue Oval for identifying this defect before it became a bigger problem because the sale of uncorrected new vehicles to customers will lead to penalties under applicable state and Federal regulations.
The Blue Oval notes that some of the affected 2015 Ford Mustang GT vehicles fitted with the bad batch of 5-liter V8 powerplants have been delivered to owners, while others are residing in dealer inventory. Therefore, this operation is internally labeled as an "emission recall", whatever that means.
Ford believes that a very small number of Mustang vehicles, some 1 percent of the affected population, is expected to require replacement of one or both catalytic converters. With owner notification slated to begin in the week of December 15th, the labor time is estimated at anything between 0.2 to 3.5 hours depending on what needs to be replaced.
Of course, this operation comes at no cost to 'Stang owners affected by the assembly error. Props to the Blue Oval for identifying this defect before it became a bigger problem because the sale of uncorrected new vehicles to customers will lead to penalties under applicable state and Federal regulations.
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