# Ford Recalls 870,000 F150 Trucks, Electric Parking Brake Problem

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**Created:** [July 28, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-recalls-870-000-f150-trucks-electric-parking-brake-problem/191967 "2023-07-28T21:27:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-recalls-870-000-f150-trucks-electric-parking-brake-problem/191967/1 "2023-07-28T21:27:30Z")

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ooops!

> **[Ford recalls 870,000 F-150 trucks over unexpected parking brake activation](https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ford-recalls-over-870000-f-150-trucks-us-nhtsa-2023-07-28/)**
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> Ford Motor said Friday it is recalling 870,000 F-150 trucks in the United States because of the risk of an unexpected activation of the electric parking brake due to a potential wiring issue.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-recalls-870-000-f150-trucks-electric-parking-brake-problem/191967/2 "2023-07-29T13:25:38Z")

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Back around 2013, Subaru had the opposite problem with their electronic parking brake mechanism, namely that it could fail to release. As a result, Subaru issued a lifetime warranty, with no mileage limit, on that mechanism. Mine worked w/o problems of any kind for the 11 years that I owned my Outback, but it was comforting to know that I wouldn’t have to pay for repairs if it failed.

In addition to the recall, it would be a good public relations gesture if Ford gave the owners of the affected vehicles a lifetime warranty on that mechanism.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-recalls-870-000-f150-trucks-electric-parking-brake-problem/191967/3 "2023-07-29T13:33:35Z")

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The good news is that they seem to know how the failure occurs and can reduce the possibility of harness shorting.