There is no end in sight , Ford will temporarily offer certain Explorer SUV models that do not have the necessary electronics to access the vehicle’s heating and air-conditioning systems from the rear passenger seat. After a report from A Ford spokesperson shared confirmation of the plan with on Sunday, notifying the store of the move was an attempt by the automaker to get those cars into the hands of customers faster.
They add that Ford will reduce the price of those SUVs and note that they will still come with active front-seat climate control. According to the report, the automaker plans to ship the missing chips to dealers within a year, at which point owners of those models will have to bring their vehicles in for installation. .
Ford won’t be the first automaker to ship a car without parts to address a chip shortage. Last year, some Tesla Model 3 and Model Y buyers received cars with . BMW, meanwhile, removed touch screen controls on several of its vehicles, including the X5 and Z4 models, to cope with shortages.
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