Ford urges 2,900 pickup owners to stop driving after new Takata death

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

#BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 11, 2018 / 1:09 PM / UPDATED 12 MINUTES AGO

Ford urges 2,900 pickup owners to stop driving after new Takata death

David Shepardson
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it had confirmed a second death in an older pickup truck caused by a defective airbag inflator of Takata Corp and urged 2,900 owners in North America to stop driving immediately until they can get replacement parts.

The second largest U.S. automaker said it confirmed in late December that a July 2017 crash death in West Virginia in a 2006 Ford Ranger was caused by a defective Takata inflator. It previously reported a similar death in South Carolina that occurred in December 2015.

Ford said both Takata deaths occurred with inflators built on the same day installed in 2006 Ranger pickups. At least 21 deaths worldwide are linked to the Takata inflators that can rupture and send deadly metal fragments into the driver’s body. The faulty inflators have led to the largest automotive recall in history. The other 19 deaths have occurred in Honda Motor Co vehicles, most of which were in the United States.

Ford issued a new recall for automobiles that had been previously recalled in 2016. Of those 391,000 2004-2006 Ranger vehicles, the new recall announced on Thursday affects 2,900 vehicles. These include 2,700 in the United States and nearly 200 in Canada. The new recall will allow for identification of the 2,900 owners in the highest risk pool.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ford-takata/ford-urges-2900-pickup-owners-to-stop-driving-after-new-takata-death-idUSKBN1F02GN

[snooper2]

1. ironically, most Ford Rangers from that era are already dead or not roadworthy anyway LOL

They should be embarrassed for calling it a "truck" in the first place

[Itchinjim]

2. My 95 Ranger runs like a dream.

Bought it brand new and still going strong 23 years later. Used it as a truck too.