Recall alert: Ford recalls 2019-2020 F-150 trucks

Ford Motor Company is recalling some 2019 and 2020 F-150 pickups.

The reason -- The positive battery terminal fastener is not secured correctly and it could cause issues with braking, steering assist, instrument panel displays or even cause the engine to stall or catch fire, the Detroit Free Press reported.

>> Read more trending news

The trucks were built starting June 24 through Oct. 1, The Associated Press reported.

Dealers will look at the battery cable and correct any issues.

Owners will be alerted starting the week of Nov. 25, the AP reported.

The recall affects 135,725 vehicles in the U.S. and its territories, another 30,073 in Canada and 2,257 in Mexico, the Free Press reported.

About the Author

Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

Rocco Becht stars as No. 22 Iowa State beats No. 17 Kansas State 24-21 in Ireland

10m ago

Truck driver accused by the Trump administration of being in the US illegally is denied bond

15m ago

Gyokeres scores his first goals for Arsenal in 5-0 rout of Leeds, impressive Tottenham beats City

19m ago

Featured

Credit: Illustration: Philip Robibero / AJC

DATA SURGE

Data centers need a lot more juice. Georgia consumers fear being squeezed.

Data centers, utilities and regulators in Georgia have pledged that facilities will pay their fair share of the infrastructure costs they incur. Not everyone is so sure.

Regional approach needed to ‘eliminate’ homelessness, officials say

Metro Atlanta once had a regional approach to homelessness in the 1990s, but it collapsed when elected leadership did a poor job of collaborating.

RFK Jr. visits Stone Mountain restaurant, and a server gets burned by politics

When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited a Stone Mountain restaurant Aug. 11, a server got a picture and posted it to Facebook. She wasn't prepared for what came next.