A worldwide recall of the brand new S650-series Ford Mustang is impacting local buyers of the long-lasting pony automotive, with almost 400 examples not in a position to be delivered until a fix is rolled out.
Last week, Ford Australia announced the recall of 750 Mustangs, resulting from a software issue which could cause its Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) to fail to light up the seatbelt warnings, vehicle speed, fuel level, engine status, and other critical safety information.
While 240 of those vehicles have been delivered to customers and 130 are in stock at dealers without owners, 380 examples have been contracted but not yet delivered to their owners.
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For these 380 vehicles awaiting a fix before being delivered, Ford says it expects the treatment to be accomplished through the first quarter of 2025 (January to March, inclusive).
The affected vehicles were built between May 10 and August 20, 2024.
“Wherever possible, Ford will utilise enclosed storage facilities (i.e. indoor warehouse and outdoor with hail nets) to store the vehicles awaiting delivery,” a Ford Australia spokesperson told CarExpert.
“Ford has an intensive preservation process for units in storage, including batteries being checked, and tyres being rotated every 30 days.
“We understand this can frustrate and disappoint many purchasers, and apologise to this passionate and enthusiastic group. We’ll communicate to all affected customers directly, and communicate with dealers to maintain them updated on progress.”
The delivery pause for these 380 examples comes after the new-generation Mustang’s Australian arrival was delayed multiple times.
After being unveiled on the Detroit motor show in September 2022, the seventh-generation Ford Mustang began arriving at US dealers in mid-2023, and was resulting from arrive in Australia from late 2023.
Nonetheless, its local launch was subsequently delayed to the primary quarter of 2024 (January to March), then the second quarter (April to June) before being moved to the second half of 2024.
The primary deliveries to Australian customers got here in late July, 10 months since orders opened in October last 12 months, and 17 months after the new-gen Mustang made its debut within the Supercars Championship – the primary racing category on the planet to feature the S650 model.
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