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04-23-2010, 03:30 PM
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Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/) has announced a recall (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/22/390-million-vehicles-recalled-since-1966-and-other-fun-recall/) of some 33,000 vehicles due to faulty front seat manual reclining mechanisms. The recall affects certain 2010 Ford Fusion (http://www.autoblog.com/model/fusion), Explorer (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/explorer) and Explorer SportTrac (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ExplorerSportTrac/) models, as well as 2010 Mercury (http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercury/) Mountaineer (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mountaineer) and Milan (http://www.autoblog.com/model/milan) vehicles. Both the Blue Oval and NHTSA are concerned that during an accident the mechanisms could fail and cause the back of the seat to move toward the rear of the vehicle, resulting in a possible injury.
While no injuries have been reported as a result of the defect, NHTSA found that the seats don't meet federal standards for head restraints and must be replaced. Ford will replace the hardware free of charge. For more information, visit the NHTSA (http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/) web site.
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Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/) has announced a recall (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/22/390-million-vehicles-recalled-since-1966-and-other-fun-recall/) of some 33,000 vehicles due to faulty front seat manual reclining mechanisms. The recall affects certain 2010 Ford Fusion (http://www.autoblog.com/model/fusion), Explorer (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/explorer) and Explorer SportTrac (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ExplorerSportTrac/) models, as well as 2010 Mercury (http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercury/) Mountaineer (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mountaineer) and Milan (http://www.autoblog.com/model/milan) vehicles. Both the Blue Oval and NHTSA are concerned that during an accident the mechanisms could fail and cause the back of the seat to move toward the rear of the vehicle, resulting in a possible injury.
While no injuries have been reported as a result of the defect, NHTSA found that the seats don't meet federal standards for head restraints and must be replaced. Ford will replace the hardware free of charge. For more information, visit the NHTSA (http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/) web site.
[Source: AP (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gHJOXgAKq7uwY8i1ABO1zk9GetbwD9F8S3202)]Ford recalling 33,000 vehicles to replace... seat recliner? (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/23/ford-recalling-33-000-vehicles-to-replace-seat-recliner/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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