Ford said on Thursday it would recall nearly 1.5m cars in North America to repair a faulty component which could lead to engines stalling.

Reuters said the automaker would call back 2012 to 2018 model year Focus cars with the two-litre GDI and two-litre GTDI engines for a malfunctioning valve that could result in inaccurate fuel level readings and potentially engine stalls or an inability to restart the vehicle.

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Ford told the news agency it was not aware of any crashes as a result of this condition but said owners should maintain at least a half tank of fuel until the recall is completed. 

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