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Ford recalls F-series pickups, Edge, Lincoln MKX
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co is recalling about 20,000 new vehicles in North America, mainly its heavy duty pickup trucks, due to the chance than an electrical short could cause a fire, Ford and U.S. federal regulators said on Thursday.
Ford will inform owners of its F-series pickups, small sports utility vehicles Edge and Lincoln MKX of the potential problem by January 10, according to a filing with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
About 15,000 of the affected vehicles were sold in the United States, and most of the rest in Canada, said Wes Sherwood, Ford spokesman.
Sherwood said the automaker is not aware of any injuries, crashes or fires resulting from the issue.
In a six-day period, a supplier not identified by Ford made body control modules that may produce an electrical short, Ford told NHTSA in a filing.
Sherwood said the suspect vehicles were built between late October and mid-November.
"If an electrical short develops, an overheating condition may occur which can result in an unattended vehicle fire," the NHTSA filing said.
Of the nearly 20,000 vehicles affected, 13,200 are Super Duty F-Series trucks, which are the F-250, the F-350 and the F-450 models.
Some 476 F-150 pickup trucks were affected. That model is the biggest selling vehicle in North America.
About 6,200 Edge and MKX models are affected, Sherwood said.
Edge and MKX are also known as crossover vehicles, because they are built on a car platform rather than a truck platform as are larger SUVs.
Ford will pay for repairs performed at Ford dealerships. Sherwood said the repair time is relatively short, but he did not specify how long each repair will take or how much they will cost the automaker.
(Reporting by Bernie Woodall; Editing by Derek Caney, Dave Zimmerman)
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I'm waiting for the day the headline is "Ford Recalls all cars starting with F" 
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At least they circle the problem...
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Ford - Found On Road Dead
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now now...
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Fix Or Recall Daily
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Fast only rolling downhill
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Fucked On Race Day
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First on rust & deterioration
First on recall day
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You guys couldnt be less funny if you tried.
Also, big deal. Electrical problems are the bane of all manufacturers.
You guys are all haters.
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Posted by big dave
You guys couldnt be less funny if you tried.
Also, big deal. Electrical problems are the bane of all manufacturers.
You guys are all haters.
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Awww. Our fun hurt a Ford fan's feelings. Here, maybe this will make you feel better:
Acura - Another Crummy, Useless, Rotten Automobile
AMC - Another Major Catastrophe
Audi - Always Unsafe Designs Implemented
BMW - Blasphemous Motorized Wreck
Buick - Butt Ugly Import Car Killer
Cadillac - Car And Driver Indicates Lady Luck Abandoned Consumer
Chevrolet - Can Hear Every Valve Rap On Long Extended Trips
Chrysler - Company Has Recommended You Start Learning Engine Repair
Citroen - Crap Interior Terrible Road-holding Owned Entirely by Nutters
Dodge - Drips Oil, Drops Grease, Everywhere
FIAT - Failure In Automotive Technology
GEO - Get Everyone Out
GM - Great Mistake
GMC - Garage Mechanics Companion
Honda - How Odd-No Damn Acceleration
Hyundai - Hope You Understand Nothing's Driveable And Inexpensive
Jaguar - Jags Always Guarantee Unlimited Astronomical Repairs
Jeep - Junk Engineering Executed Poorly
Mazda - Most Always Zipping Dangerously Along
Mercedes - Motor Engine Reliably Causes Every Derogatory Expletive to Surface
MG - Mobile Garbage
MGB - Might Go Backwards
Mitsubishi - Management Incessantly Tolerates Seriously Unacceptable Building, Ignoring Seriously Hazardous Incidents
Nissan - Now in Stupid Shape, Always Nerdy
Oldsmobile - Overpriced, Leisurely Driven Sedan Made Of Buick's Irregular Leftover Equipment
Plymouth - Please Let Your Mother Out Under The Hood
Pontiac - Poor Old Nitwit Thinks It's A Cadillac
Porsche - Piece Of Retired Scrap, Continually High Expense
Renault - Retarded Engine No Acceleration Ugly Lump of Trash
Saab - Swedish Automobiles Always Breakdown
Saturn - Sorry About That Unexpected Recall Notice
Subaru - Screwed Up Beyond All Repair Usually
Toyota - Transportation Of Young Or Tasteless Airheads
Triumph - Tried Repairing It Until My Parts Hurt
Volvo - Very Odd Looking Vehicular Object
VW - Virtually Worthless
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Missed the 3 best ones:
Fiat- Fix It Again, Tony!
Nissan - Now it's stuck. Send another Nissan.
and SAAB - Send Another Automobile Back
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Chevrolet- Cheap Heap Every Valve Rattles Oil Leaks Every Time
Hyundai- How Young Ugly Nerds Drive An Import
Honda- Hold On Nearly Done Accelerating
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Fucker Only Runs Downhill
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