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Ford agrees to recall 150,000 pickups
By Ken Thomas |
February 25, 2011, Friday
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UNDER government pressure, Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it will recall nearly 150,000 F-150 pickup trucks to repair air bags that could deploy without warning. The recall represents a fraction of the vehicles the United States government contends should be called back and repaired.
The recall covers trucks from the 2005-2006 model years in the US and Canada for what the Dearborn, Michigan, company calls a "relatively low risk" of the air bag deploying inadvertently.
The government, however, has urged Ford to recall 1.3 million F-150s from the 2004-2006 model years, citing 98 injuries from air bags deploying accidentally. The recall is being watched closely because the F-Series truck is the best-selling vehicle in America.
Ford's leaders have made safety a cornerstone of its revitalization, but the truck recall is the latest safety issue to confront the automaker.
Ford has recalled more than 600,000 Windstar minivans in the US and Canada since August to fix rear axles that can corrode and break, an issue still under probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. During the past decade, Ford recalled more than 10 million vehicles, including the F-Series pickup, to repair a cruise control switch system.
The recall covers trucks from the 2005-2006 model years in the US and Canada for what the Dearborn, Michigan, company calls a "relatively low risk" of the air bag deploying inadvertently.
The government, however, has urged Ford to recall 1.3 million F-150s from the 2004-2006 model years, citing 98 injuries from air bags deploying accidentally. The recall is being watched closely because the F-Series truck is the best-selling vehicle in America.
Ford's leaders have made safety a cornerstone of its revitalization, but the truck recall is the latest safety issue to confront the automaker.
Ford has recalled more than 600,000 Windstar minivans in the US and Canada since August to fix rear axles that can corrode and break, an issue still under probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. During the past decade, Ford recalled more than 10 million vehicles, including the F-Series pickup, to repair a cruise control switch system.
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