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Ford recalls nearly 2 million pickup trucks over seat belt part that can cause fires

Posted at 12:25 PM, Sep 06, 2018
and last updated 2018-09-06 12:25:48-04

About 2 million Ford F-150 pickup trucks are being recalled due to an odd problem with seat-belt equipment.

Some front seat passenger belt pre-tensioners “can generate excessive sparks when they deploy,” causing smoke or fire, Ford said in a press release.

The company knows of 23 reports of the issue generating smoke or fire in North America, most of them in the US, the Wall Street Journal reports.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched an investigation last month after learning of five fires, including three that engulfed and destroyed the vehicle, USA Today reports.

Regular Cab and SuperCrew Cab F-150 vehicles between the model years 2015 through 2018 are affected; most are still in the US. There are also thousands in Canada and Mexico.

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