Ford has announced a recall of 1.1 million pickup trucks because their gas tanks can fall off and cause fires. The recall includes 1997 through 2004 F-150 trucks, 1997 through 1999 model year F-250 pickups and 2002 and 2003 model years Lincoln Blackwood pickups sold in cold-weather states where road salt can cause straps metal straps holding up the tanks to rust. If the straps break, the tanks can hit the ground, rupture and catch fire.
The defect has been blamed for eight fires, three of which spread to the rest of the truck. One person suffered first- and second-degree burns as a result of the defect.
The F-Series pickup, which has been America's best-selling vehicle, has been the subject of several recalls since 2008. Other recent F-Series recalls include:
- December 2010: About 15,000 of the trucks and some Ford crossover vehicles were recalled for problems with electrical systems that could short and cause fires.
- May 2008: More than 655,000 F-150 and Lincoln Mark LT pickup trucks were recalled to fix a defective hose that could affect the vehicles' braking power.
Ford also recalled more than 10.4 million vehicles in several increments from 1999 to 2007 because a faulty cruise-control switch could cause fires. The recalls covered more than a dozen vehicles built from 1992 to 2004, including some F-Series models.
The trucks affected by the most recent recall originally were sold or are now registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C.
The personal injury attorneys at Messa & Associates have successfully represented many victims of defective motor vehicles and motor vehicle component parts. If you or a loved one has been seriously injured by one of the recalled Ford vehicles, please contact us at 1-877-MessaLaw.
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