The death occurred July 1 in West Virginia, and Ford said it found out about it in December. After some investigation, the company determined that the truck's inflator was made on the same day as one that exploded and killed a South Carolina man in 2016. So the company issued the urgent new recall for Rangers with inflators made on the same day.
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"We take this matter very seriously and are advising owners of these specific 2006 Ford Rangers to stop driving their vehicles so dealers can make repairs immediately," Ford said in a statement Thursday.
Dealers will repair the trucks at owners' homes or tow them to dealerships for the work, spokeswoman Elizabeth Weigandt said. The company also will offer loaner vehicles if needed.
The West Virginia death is the second involving a Ranger and the 21st worldwide caused by Takata inflators.
"We take this matter very seriously and are advising owners of these specific 2006 Ford Rangers to stop driving their vehicles so dealers can make repairs immediately," Ford said in a statement Thursday.
Dealers will repair the trucks at owners' homes or tow them to dealerships for the work, spokeswoman Elizabeth Weigandt said. The company also will offer loaner vehicles if needed.
The West Virginia death is the second involving a Ranger and the 21st worldwide caused by Takata inflators.
http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2018/01/11/ford-says-some-rangers-should-be-parked-due-to-air-bag-death.html
2 comments:
I turned mine off,problem solved.
Should park your F150 the truck can shift back to first even at highway speeds! Government recall!!
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