Ford widens recall on F-150 pickup trucks
An F-150 truck is on display at a dealership in Hudson, Wis. Ford Motor Co. is recalling 1.2 million F-150s after finding a problem with the pick-up truck's airbag system. The recall covers trucks from the 2004 through 2006 model years. (July 20, 2008) Credit: Getty
DETROIT -- Under pressure from government safety regulators, Ford Motor Co. is expanding a recall of the popular F-150 pickup truck to include nearly 1.2 million vehicles that may have defective air bags.
An electrical short can cause the air bags to deploy unexpectedly, in some cases injuring drivers.
The additional recall, announced Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, covers trucks from the 2004 through 2006 model years. There were 857 such trucks registered on Long Island as of late last year, according to R. Polk and Co.
In February, Ford agreed to fix 150,000 of the trucks but resisted the government's wishes to recall all 1.2 million trucks that may have the problem.
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