At the end of December, Ford Motor Co. issued a massive recall for nearly 300k Super Duty Trucks. On paper, the recall is fairly straight forward, stating that the high-pressure fuel pump on diesel trucks could fail. The fix is also simple: update the powertrain control module. But digging deeper, the cause of the Ford Super Duty recall is kind of unexpected: Covid. Say what? How can Covid cause a recall on a vehicle? In the simplest terms: lack of driving due to Covid shutdowns. Let’s dig a little deeper. Ford Super Duty recall back story Digging into the chronology […] (read full article...)