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4.5 million Ford vehicles are recalled
4.5 million Ford vehicles are recalled
Posted Wednesday, Oct 14, 2009, 11:24 am in Employee News
Ford Motor Co. is recalling 4.5 million vehicles because of a switch that can overheat and catch fire, the Detroit Free Press reported.
It’s the automaker’s eighth recall in a decade involving the same switch, which has resulted in the recall of more than 14 million vehicles, the paper said. Ford is recalling 1.1 million Ford Windstar minivans, with the model years 1995 through 2003, which could have the problem. The automaker also is recalling 3.4 million additional vehicles that have the switch, including Ford Excursions, Explorers and Rangers of various model years, going back as far as 1992, the Free Press said.
The switch, made by a former business unit of Texas Instruments, is used to disengage the vehicle’s cruise control, the paper said. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the switch poses a risk because it could leak fluid, which can reach the antilock brake system and start to burn, potentially prompting a fire even when the vehicle isn’t running, the story said. (Detroit Free Press)
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