2017-2018 Ford GT recalls for hydraulic leak, fire risk

Roughly 200 cars are affected, which means pretty much all of them.

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What would the Blue Oval to recall its LeMans-winning supercar? There's an issue with hydraulic fluid leaking from a valve block. Unfortunately, the twin-turbo V6 twin-turbo exhaust also comes with the leaking hydraulic fluid. Ford says it is aware of a fire, but there is no other mention of any other problems, accidents, or injuries.

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The exact nature of the leak is not described, but it is necessary to update the position of the vehicle. Ford also says that you will get a check valve for the rear wing's hydraulic system, along with new o-rings and a filter. It sounds like high pressure in the system could have been blowing o-rings, leading to the leak.

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Ford further dials in the total number of 194 cars total, with 176 of those in the U.S. and 18 in Canada. Curiously, nothing is mentioned about Germany, where the only known incident occurred.

Ford GTs have been built so far, but the recall must represent nearly all of them. Ford was planning to build 250 cars each year, but only 138 were screwed together in 2017, the first year of production. The recall covers cars from December 2016 through July of this year.