Ford Announces Recall of F 150 Trucks

Ford has announced the recall of about 150,000 trucks in the United States and Canada. The recall includes F-150 trucks manufactured in Norfolk between November 2004 and June 2005. About 135,000 of the recalled vehicles are in the U.S. and about 9,000 are in Canada.

Ford said the affected vehicles have an badly placed wire which could lead to a short circuit and airbag problems. The airbags may deploy when they are not needed. In most reported cases the airbags deployed seconds after the truck was started and was still parked. In other cases the trucks were being driven.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requested that Ford recall 1.3 million vehicles for the problem, but Ford decided to issue a smaller recall.

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