Ford recalling 150,000 F-150 models for faulty airbag deployment

Ford has announced that she calls 150 000 2005-2006 F-150 pickup trucks for air bags that can be used without warning. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration had originally opened an investigation into 1.3 million vehicles for the disorder. Ford says that the risk of an air bag lifting off for no reason is quite small, although NHTSA has received notification of 238 applications resulting in accidental injuries in 77th

The airbags were supposed seconds was started after the vehicle, and in one case, the driver jumped out of the vehicle while the truck was still parked in a driveway.

Ford says it limits the number of vehicles are being recalled because it is that the problem only with my head on vehicles, raised the discovery of the first layer at its Norfolk, Virginia assembly plant established. The problem occurs because of an improperly installed wire, can cause a short circuit, providing the airbag in the process. The automaker says that the wiring was changed in 2006 to eliminate the potential problem. As a result, the recall applies only to vehicles manufactured in Norfolk between November 2004 and June 2005.