FORD Australia’s relaunch of the iconic F-150 pickup in this country has come with a few hiccups, with several recalls so far in 2024 including a ‘stop ship and sell’ notice, and alerting owners to stop driving them immediately, interrupting sales and owners’ usage.
Some of the recalls have related directly to the left- to right-hand drive re-engineering that was done locally by Ford’s chosen partner RMA Automotive. The most recent recall was for side indicator lights on LWB F-150s that were not ADR compliant.
Notwithstanding the hiccups, we were keen to get back behind the wheel of the F-Truck following our initial launch drive last year. More specifically, we were keen to test its off-road capabilities as there was no off-road component to the initial launch drive.
While the Ford F-150 and its full-size ‘half-ton’ competitors, the Ram 1500 and Silverado 1500, are not great off-road vehicles due to their size and weight, many buyers will still purchase them and modify them to improve