Ford Class Action Lawsuit Claims Trucks Sold with Wrong Jacks

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A class action lawsuit claims auto giant Ford Motor Co. sold trucks with car jacks that are too small.

According to the class action lawsuit, plaintiff Matthew W. Leverett purchased a 2017 Ford F-250 Super Duty Truck only to discover that the car jack provided with the vehicle does not fit the larger tires on the truck.

The plaintiff alleges that the jacks provided by Ford only fit stock trucks and not the larger lifted versions, but Ford did not disclose this to consumers and included a sticker on each vehicle indicating that a jack would be included in their purchase.

“Each person who has purchased or leased a lifted truck during the time period relevant to this action was injured by overpaying for a vehicle that did not come equipped with a functioning jack and spare tire, as Ford represented, and as each purchaser would have reasonably expected,” Leverett claims.

According to the Ford class action lawsuit, trucks that are “lifted” are situated higher from the ground than regular models and use larger tires than the stock models. The plaintiff alleges that the smaller jack provided with the lifted models are not safe to use on the raised truck frames.

Additionally, Ford does not provide a larger spare tire with the lifted trucks. “The tires (e.g., metal rims and rubber tires) installed on the Lifted Trucks are larger in diameter than those installed on the Stock Trucks. However, the spare tires that come equipped with the Lifted Trucks are the same as those that come equipped with the Stock Trucks—i.e., relatively smaller in diameter than those on the Lifted Trucks—and thus do not match the size of, and cannot be used with, the relatively larger tires installed on the Lifted Trucks,” explains the plaintiff in his complaint.

Further, says the Ford class action, the lift kit and larger tires the plaintiff purchased from Ford are not covered by the car maker’s manufacturer’s warranty, but he was not aware of this prior to purchase and was told that the lifted truck was covered by a vehicle service agreement. Leverett alleges that Ford warranties should cover all new Ford trucks even if they are lifted.

The plaintiff seeks to represent a nationwide Class of individuals who purchased or leased lifted Ford trucks along with an Oklahoma subclass.

Leverett alleges that Ford’s failure to provide the correct jack for lifted Ford trucks violates Oklahoma consumer protection laws and breaches the implied warranty of merchantability.

The plaintiff is represented by William B. Federman and Joshua D. Wells of Federman & Sherwood and of counsel Patricia I. Avery and Robert S. Plosky of Wolf Popper LLP.

The Ford False Truck Jack Class Action Lawsuit is Leverett, et al. v. Ford Motor Co., Case No. 5:17-­cv-­00751, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.