Ford_News
08-01-2011, 11:31 AM
Filed under: Sedan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/), Safety (http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/)
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/national highway traffic safety administration) is investigating certain 2010 Ford Fusion (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fusion) and Mercury Milan (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mercury milan) models for a possible wheel-stud failure. According to Reuters, a total of 317,315 of the mid-sized sedans are being investigated for a default that causes the vehicles' wheel studs to fracture and break over time. This can cause a wheel to detach itself, potentially leading to a serious accident. So far, there have been 29 complaints and 128 warranty claims associated with fractured studs, according to NHTSA (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nhtsa), as well as four instances of a wheel actually separating from the vehicle.
Ford, meanwhile, is investigating the root cause of the defect at this time while NHTSA upgrades its efforts from a preliminary investigation to an engineering analysis. A recall could result should the manufacturer or government regulators decide that the issue is widespread. NHTSA opened its preliminary investigation into the matter six months ago (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/26/2010-ford-fusion-safety-investigation-opened-by-nhtsa/). The Fusion and Milan twins have were previously investigated for sticking accelerator pedals.NHTSA escalates probe of Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan wheel issues (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/08/01/nhtsa-escalates-probe-of-ford-fusion-and-mercury-milan-wheel-iss/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/national highway traffic safety administration) is investigating certain 2010 Ford Fusion (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fusion) and Mercury Milan (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mercury milan) models for a possible wheel-stud failure. According to Reuters, a total of 317,315 of the mid-sized sedans are being investigated for a default that causes the vehicles' wheel studs to fracture and break over time. This can cause a wheel to detach itself, potentially leading to a serious accident. So far, there have been 29 complaints and 128 warranty claims associated with fractured studs, according to NHTSA (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nhtsa), as well as four instances of a wheel actually separating from the vehicle.
Ford, meanwhile, is investigating the root cause of the defect at this time while NHTSA upgrades its efforts from a preliminary investigation to an engineering analysis. A recall could result should the manufacturer or government regulators decide that the issue is widespread. NHTSA opened its preliminary investigation into the matter six months ago (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/26/2010-ford-fusion-safety-investigation-opened-by-nhtsa/). The Fusion and Milan twins have were previously investigated for sticking accelerator pedals.NHTSA escalates probe of Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan wheel issues (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/08/01/nhtsa-escalates-probe-of-ford-fusion-and-mercury-milan-wheel-iss/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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