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09-13-2010, 01:24 PM
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/ford-f150-200op.jpgThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has begun an investigation of approximately 1.4 million 1996-2001 Ford F-150 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/f-150) pickup trucks after receiving 32 complaints that the straps supporting the fuel tank are prone to corrosion. According to NHTSA, in 28 of the cases, one or both straps broke, causing the fuel tank to drop to the ground, which could result in a fire hazard. [Source: Detroit News (http://detnews.com/article/20100913/AUTO01/9130382/1361/NHTSA-probes-F-150-fuel-%20tank-straps)]NHTSA probing Ford F-150 fuel tank straps (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/13/report-nhtsa-probing-ford-f-150-fuel-tank-straps/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/ford-f150-200op.jpgThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has begun an investigation of approximately 1.4 million 1996-2001 Ford F-150 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/f-150) pickup trucks after receiving 32 complaints that the straps supporting the fuel tank are prone to corrosion. According to NHTSA, in 28 of the cases, one or both straps broke, causing the fuel tank to drop to the ground, which could result in a fire hazard. [Source: Detroit News (http://detnews.com/article/20100913/AUTO01/9130382/1361/NHTSA-probes-F-150-fuel-%20tank-straps)]NHTSA probing Ford F-150 fuel tank straps (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/13/report-nhtsa-probing-ford-f-150-fuel-tank-straps/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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