Ford Motor Co. is recalling nearly 243,000 Maverick pickup trucks to repair a problem with the vehicle computers that can cause taillights to remain dark.

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford is recalling nearly 243,000 Maverick small pickup trucks in the U.S. because the tail lights may not illuminate. The company says a computer can falsely detect too much current on one or both of the tail lamps, causing them to stay dark while the trucks are being driven. That can increase the risk of a crash.

DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford is recalling nearly 243,000 Maverick small pickup trucks in the U.S. because the tail lights may not illuminate. The company says a computer can falsely detect too much current on one or both of the tail lamps, causing them to stay dark while the trucks are being driven. That can increase the risk of a crash.

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Ford is recalling over 240,000 Maverick vehicles due to tail lights that fail to illuminate, the NHTSA said Wednesday.

Ford is recalling 242,669 units of its 2022-2024 Maverick vehicles over the failure of rear tail lights to illuminate, causing it to reduce the vehicle's visibility, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday.

The company says a computer can falsely detect too much current on one or both of the tail lamps, causing them to stay dark while the trucks are being driven.