Ford issued a recall because of concerns over 12-volt batteries in certain Bronco Sport and Mavericks suddenly failing.

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Instead of updating software to detect failing batteries, Ford will now replace the faulty batteries on Maverick and Bronco Sport models.

To avoid an apparent risk of sudden failure, Ford is replacing the 12-volt batteries in the impacted vehicles.

Certain Bronco and Maverick models' 12-volt batteries may fail, which, in severe cases, could cause a loss of drive power.

A manufacturing defect in the vehicles' 12-volt batteries can cause them to stall at low speeds, or not restart after stopping. The automaker will fix the flaw for free.

Subject vehicles were produced for the 2021 through 2023 model years for the US market, with the cut-off date being October 20, 2022 ...