Ford Accused of Selling Defective ‘Adventure-Ready’ Vehicles

Ford Motor Co. was hit with a proposed class action alleging that its 2023 and 2024 Ford Transit Trail vehicles are defective and unsuitable for their advertised off-road capabilities.

The complaint, filed Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Delaware, alleges that the vehicles suffer from a defect that causes the tires needed for off-roading to rub against the wheel arch liners, potentially damaging the wheel well and leading to tire blowouts, tread separation, and loss of vehicle control.

The noise of the tires striking the wheel wells also can startle the driver, leading to a loss ...