Dang it my experience was very much not that haha. I’m a bit of a pushover cause I am not good at interacting with people so I just simply stated “I replaced my original battery with an agm last week and just discovered there was a recall, ford said if I’m looking for reimbursement to come to...
...you did not get the recall which is because your VIN disqualified your vehicle from the recall
Because you stated your vehicle came with an EFB (Battery), that battery was not subject to the recall. According to what I read, it’s a specific EFB made in China which apparently your vehicle did...
I’m probably “beating a dead horse”, but here it is:
EFB failed post 3/36 warranty on my ’21 BS, and was replaced by dealer with AGM. I paid for the new battery, then the recall was announced.
Dealer said they would attempt to get me reimbursed after batteries were available and the recall was...
So if I’m understanding correctly, forgive me if not, by paying for the new agm to be installed, replacing the regular battery, my vin now doesn’t pull up under this recall. but had I inquired pre install, it could have qualified?
Owners stated the recall procedure said .. if vehicle has an EFB then replace with AGM but I didn’t try to find the actual procedure documentation since my 2022 EFB failed within the 3 yr 36 mo warranty so was replaced with an AGM Battery
Perhaps was too late for you because you already had the...
I had the efb or regular lead battery idk the difference originally, and had them replace with an agm last week than saw on here I could potentially have qualified for the recall lol
That seems odd. Once the repair became available, they Ford and several dealers were constantly bugging me via email and telephone to get the battery replaced. I finally caved in and did it. It was painless but I always worry when somebody else has their head under my hood!
This is what’s confusing me, is I didn’t really even know this recall existed. It never showed up on my vin search for recall info or my app. And the service advisor didn’t say anything. So without this forum (assuming they do reimburse me when I stop in this weekend) I would be out $300...
There were supply chain issues which forced Ford into supplying EFB batteries instead of AGM which is one of the reasons for the recall. The tech that came out to replace mine said no testing was required. If it was an EFB, automatically replace it with an AGM version.
I had my original EFB battery die suddenly in a Target parking lot. If you have not done this recall do it ASAP! When they die they, they die without any warning and you be dead in the water. Luckily I have roadside assistance so I did not pay for tow. But it was a huge inconvenience.
I forgot to add I had my EFB battery replaced via the recall under mobile service from dealer. The old was functioning perfect but my BS had over 90k miles. The existing battery was likely at its end of life anyways so getting a new battery for free was the bees knees.
I know about removing...
I suppose I should mention, my EFB battery worked fine for 3.5 years but I do use a tender when it sits for a long time. Which is often during the summer.
I just had mine replaced last week. If it is an EFB, they don’t do anything but replace it and then do the BCM reset. All done in my driveway in about 20 minutes. The dealer gets extra money from Ford if they use the mobile service.
From another post on this site:
Ford Battery Recall - #25S02
https://www.broncosportforum.com/forum/threads/ford-battery-recall-25s02.13204/
Is was consider a safety issue. My original EFB was replaced no charge with a new Motorcraft AGM. The BS was over 4 years old at the time.