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Oct 5, 2005

Recall - USA - Ford Recall of 4.5 Million Trucks and SUVs

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New York,NY,USA -Engineering News-Record, by Tudor Hampton -9/26/2005: -- Ford Motor Co.’s recall of millions of late-model trucks and SUVs calls into question the quality of its popular line of work vehicles. The Sept. 7 announcement also reveals how sensitive components, poorly designed and maintained, can cascade into serious problems... The 4.5 million vehicles span nearly a decade, starting in 1994. They include Ford F150 and F250 pickup trucks. They may catch fire due to a faulty cruise control switch, which is located near the master cylinder. Ford says that brake fluid may leak through the switch, corroding it and causing a fire. The huge recall expands on a smaller re-call in January and now is the fourth largest in U.S. history...

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