Correct clearance is necessary when including chunky off-road tires, particularly when the car was initially designed for on-road driving.

Ford has skilled what occurs when the clearance is inadequate with its Transit Path off-road van, which has been recalled as a result of entrance tires rubbing in opposition to the physique in sure circumstances.

The recall impacts Transit Path vans from the 2023-2024 mannequin years, and 1,902 examples are affected within the U.S.

In line with the recall discover revealed by the NHTSA on March 22, a entrance tire could come into contact with the corresponding entrance wheel arch liner and physique flange underneath sure braking, steering, and car loading circumstances. House owners will doubtless have the ability to hear if a number of tires are rubbing.

2023 Ford Transit Path

Repeated contact of the tire with the encircling physique could result in speedy air loss or the tread-belt separating, each of which might end in a lack of car management.

Ford remains to be investigating the trigger, however within the recall discover it is acknowledged {that a} car modifier contracted by Ford for the Transit Path could not have absolutely accounted for the entrance tire clearance. The actual tire is a 30.5-inch Goodyear Wrangler Workhorse AT.

A treatment is being developed and affected homeowners shall be notified by mail about any updates.

Proprietor notification letters are anticipated to be mailed out on April 8, however anybody searching for additional info can contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332 or the NHTSA at 1-888-327-4236 (reference recall marketing campaign quantity 24V-226).