Ford, Tesla, GEM among nearly 400,000 vehicles recalled: Check car recalls here

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued multiple recalls last week, including notices for more than 295,000 Ford heavy-responsibility pickup trucks for a fuel pump issue.

Are you looking to view if any recalls were issued on your vehicle? If the car isn’t listed below, owners can check USA TODAY’s automotive recall database or search NHTSA’s database for recent recalls. The NHTSA website allows you to search for recalls based on your vehicle identification number or VIN.

Here is what you require to recognize about the vehicle recalls published by NHTSA from Dec. 29 to Jan. 4.

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Altec Industries recall on pickup chassis over front axle defect

Altec Industries, Inc. is recalling 82 of its 2017-2024 Ford E350 van chassis equipped with AT200A devices because the units have a Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) of 4,050 and 4,200 pounds and may fall short at high loads due to a defect in the front axle. This instability could factor a uncertainty of injury, according to a NHTSA update.

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Ford dealers will install front springs, insulators, and nuts free of fee. Additionally, a recent label will be provided to indicate the upgraded gross axle weight rating. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on Feb. 14. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec’s number for this recall is CSN-3206.

Affected chassis (82):

• 2017-2024 Altec AT200A

GEM electric vehicle recall for ball joint issue

GEM is recalling 243 of its 2024-2025 e2, e4, e6, and eLXD electric vehicles because the mounting screws between the ball joint and the hub strut may have been improperly tightened, resulting in ball joint separation from the wheel. Ball joint separation can factor a deficit of steering control, increasing the uncertainty of a crash, according to a NHTSA update.

Dealers will tighten the mounting screws free of fee. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on Jan. 15. Owners may contact GEM customer service at 1-800-688-8680.Vehicles affected (243):

• 2024-2025 GEM E2
• 2024-2025 GEM E4
• 2024-2025 GEM E6
• 2024-2025 GEM ELXD

Tesla recall for airbag replacement

Tesla is recalling 294 of its 2024-2025 Model S and Model X vehicles because the driver’s airbag could tear during deployment and not adequately protect an occupant in a crash, increasing the uncertainty of injury, the business said in a NHTSA update.Tesla service will replace the airbag assembly free of fee. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on Feb. 21. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla’s number for this recall is SB-24-20-001.

Vehicles affected (294):

• 2024-2025 Tesla Model S
• 2024-2025 Tesla Model X

Ford recalls

SUVs recalled over feasible battery defect

Ford is recalling 20,484 of its 2020-2024 Ford Escape and 2021-2024 Lincoln Corsair hybrid electric SUVs because a manufacturing defect in one or more of the high-voltage battery cells may outcome in an internal short circuit and battery setback. Battery setback can boost the uncertainty of a fire or factor a deficit of drive power, which increases the uncertainty of a crash, Ford said in a NHTSA update.

Dealers will perform a battery vigor control module (BECM) software update and replace the high-voltage battery pack, as essential, free of fee. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on Jan. 20. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford’s number for this recall is 24S79.

Vehicles affected (20,484):

• 2020-2024 Ford Escape (16,480)
• 2021-2024 Lincoln Corsair (4,004)

SUVs recalled over rearview camera issue

Ford is recalling 30,715 of its 2019 Flex SUVs, Fiesta subcompacts, and Lincoln MKT crossover wagons because the rearview camera may intermittently display a blank or distorted image, which can reduce the driver’s view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the uncertainty of a crash, Ford said in a NHTSA update.

A remedy is under advancement. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on Feb. 3. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford’s number for this recall is 24S75.

Vehicles affected (30,715):

• 2019 Ford Flex (17,679)
• 2019 Ford Fiesta (12,234)
• 2019 Lincoln MKT (802)

SUVs recalled over automatic windows

Ford is recalling 47,818 of its 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus vehicles because the window automatic reversal structure may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction. A closing window may exert excessive force by pinching a driver or passenger before retracting, increasing the uncertainty of injury, according to a NHTSA update.

Dealers will recalibrate the driver door module (DDM) and the passenger door module (PDM), free of fee, so the vehicles arrive into lawful operation with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on Jan. 13. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford’s number for this recall is 24C43.

Vehicle affected (47,818):

• 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus

Pickups recalled over fuel pump concerns

Ford is recalling 295,449 of its 2020-2022 F-Super responsibility F250, F350, F450, F550, and F600 trucks, and its 2021-2022 F-650 and F750 trucks because biodiesel deposits may form on the pump drivetrain roller components, which could navigator to setback of the high-pressure fuel pump, Ford said in a recall update filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

setback of the pump may outcome in deficit of drive power, which can boost the uncertainty of a crash, an NHTSA update said.

Dealers will update the powertrain control module software free of fee. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on Jan. 13. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford’s number for this recall is 24S78.

Vehicles affected (295,449):

• 2020-2022 Ford F-250 SD
• 2020-2022 Ford F-350 SD
• 2020-2022 Ford F-450 SD
• 2020-2022 Ford F-550 SD
• 2020-2022 Ford F-600 SD
• 2021-2022 Ford F-650
• 2021-2022 Ford F-750

Indian motorcycle recall for untrue gear display

Indian is recalling 4,926 of its 2025 Scout and Scout Sixty motorcycles because the motorcycle may display untrue gear selection and shift unexpectedly when the transmission is actually in gear, increasing the uncertainty of a crash. The gear position display may falsely display that the motorcycle is in neutral. Incorrect indication of neutral can factor unintended movement, increasing the uncertainty of a crash or solemn injury, the business said in a NHTSA update.

Dealers will update the Engine Control Module (ECM) software free of fee. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on Jan. 30. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian’s number for this recall is I-24-11.

Vehicles affected (4,926):

• 2025 Indian Scout
• 2025 Indian Scout Sixty

Car parts recall

Horizon Global trailer hitch recall for loose part

Horizon Global is recalling 145,431 Reese hitch receiver locks produced between Sept. 19, 2019, and June 10, 2024, due to a manufacturing error that could factor towing vehicles to detach from their loads. The cap on the receiver lock may misplace its retention over period or under sure circumstances, causing the lock to become loose and divide from the pin, the business said in a NHTSA update. This could factor the impacted vehicle to divide from whatever it is hitched to, increasing the uncertainty of a crash, the business said.

Dealers will replace the hitch receiver locks free of fee. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on Feb. 5. Owners may contact Horizon Global customer service at 1-248-593-8810.

Parts affected (145,431):

• 7057030 Lock receiver SS 5/8 and 1/2 (24,886)
• 7057230 Receiver lock Chrome Class V (84,003)
• 7057033 Lock receiver SS 5/8 and 1/2 (27,962)
• 7054630 Lock sleeved receiver chrome (6,151)
• 7057130 Lock receiver SS 3-1/2 Span (2,429)

Check to view if your car is recalled

Are you looking to view if any recalls were issued on your vehicle? If the car isn’t listed below, owners can check USA TODAY’s automotive recall database or search NHTSA’s database for recent recalls. The NHTSA website allows you to search for recalls based on your vehicle identification number or VIN.

Contributing: Mary Walrath-Holdridge

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