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Ford recalls 2M pickup trucks; seat belts can cause fires
kxan ^
| Sept. 6, 2018
| Tom Krisher
Posted on 09/07/2018 12:40:26 PM PDT by bgill
Ford said Thursday that it has 23 reports of smoke or fire in U.S. and Canadian trucks, but it's not aware of any injuries. NHTSA began investigating in early August after getting five fire reports, including three reports that trucks were destroyed. According to Ford, seat belt pretensioners can generate excessive sparks when they tighten before a crash. That can ignite gases inside a support pillar between the front and rear seats, causing insulation and carpet to catch fire... The Regular Cab and SuperCrew Cab trucks were built between March 12, 2014 and Aug. 23, 2018, according to documents posted Thursday by NHTSA.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: fire; ford; recall; seatbelts
If the crash doesn't kill you and the air bag doesn't smash your face, the seatbelts will burn you.
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posted on
09/07/2018 12:40:26 PM PDT
by
bgill
To: bgill
Regular Cab and SuperCrew Cab trucks
No mention of supper cab trucks, maybe because there is no pillar between the doors. I hope my supper Cab is not included.
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posted on
09/07/2018 12:43:55 PM PDT
by
JoSixChip
(He is Batman!)
To: bgill
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posted on
09/07/2018 12:59:47 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: bgill
Seat belt pretensioners can generate excessive sparks when they tighten before a crash. That can ignite gases inside a support pillar between the front and rear seats, causing insulation and carpet to catch fire. How common is this, he asked sarcastically?
To: yesthatjallen
Looks like 5 fires out of how many trucks.
To: bgill
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posted on
09/07/2018 1:03:36 PM PDT
by
DarthVader
("The biggest misconception on Free Republic is that the Deep State is invulnerable")
To: riverrunner
From April through June, Ford got six more reports of fires in 2015, 2017 and 2018 pickups and found the potential for excessive sparks in the pretensioners. I only read what was posted on the board.
Even so, this seems like a lot of ducks have to be lined up to make this happen.
To: JoSixChip
Sandwich trucks were not included! ;-)
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posted on
09/07/2018 1:35:05 PM PDT
by
SgtHooper
(If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
To: SgtHooper
I hate when that happens!
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posted on
09/07/2018 1:39:22 PM PDT
by
JoSixChip
(He is Batman!)
To: bgill
gases inside a support pillar between the front and rear seats, ..
is this an option?
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posted on
09/07/2018 1:49:51 PM PDT
by
ßuddaßudd
((>> M A G A << "What the hell kind of country is this if I can only hate a man if he's white?")
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