Ford recalls over 680,000 Ford Fusions, Mondeos, and Lincoln MKZs for seat belt pretensioners LICENSE

The Basics: Ford is recalling 680,872 2013-2016 Ford Fusions, 2015-2016 Ford Mondeos, and 2013-2015 Lincoln MKZs for an issue with front driver-side and passenger-side seat belt pretensioners.

The Problem: The seat-belt pretensioners did not have sufficient insulation applied. When the pretensioners are activated, the heat generated can cause the cables connected to the belts to separate, which in turn can prevent the seat belts from effectively restraining the occupant. This can lead to injuries.

Injuries/Deaths: Ford reports two accidents and two injuries have occurred that are related to this recall.

The fix: A dealer technician will inject an insulation coating around the pretensioner. This should effectively keep the heat away from the cables, ensuring the seat belt will properly restrain the user in a collision.

If you own one: Affected owners will be notified by mail on the week of January 16. Dealers will have the fix available that week, and owners will be able to bring in their vehicles for the fix to be implemented free of charge.

http://www.autoblog.com/2016/12/02/ford-recalls-over-680-000-ford-fusions-mondeos-and-lincoln-mkz/

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Ford wants to remove the steering wheel

13 September 2016 Last updated at 18:40 BST

Ford aims to have mass-produced self-driving cars on the road by 2021.

It intends to launch the vehicles without a steering wheel or pedals.

The BBC'’s Michelle Fleury took a ride in one of 10 Ford Fusions fitted with some of the prototype tech the US carmaker is using to achieve that goal.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37351351

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Toyota recalls 5.8 million cars over faulty Takata airbags

The world’s biggest carmaker, Toyota, is recalling another 5.8 million cars worldwide over potentially faulty air bags made by supplier Takata.

The models include the Corolla and the Yaris subcompact models, most of them sold in Japan, China and Europe.

The cars affected were produced between May 2000 and November 2001, and between April 2006 and December 2014.

Global carmaker have for years been hampered by recalls of airbags made by Takata.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37771220

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