Ford stock dips before the bell after NHTSA widens probe into 1.3 million F-150 pickups
New York, February 2, 2026, 09:25 EST — Premarket Ford Motor shares were down 0.9% at $13.88 in premarket trading on Monday after U.S. auto safety regulator NHTSA expanded a probe into about 1.27 million F-150 pickups over reports of abrupt transmission downshifts. The agency moved the case into an engineering analysis — a deeper step that can precede a recall — and said some drivers reported sudden deceleration and, in some cases, brief rear-wheel lockup or skidding.