Ford Recalls 1 Million-Plus Trucks Due to Faulty Doors
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Ford announced today the recall of model year 2015 to 2017 F-150 and model year 2017 Ford Super Duty trucks after determining the doors of the vehicles may not open or close properly. The recall affects 1.1 million vehicles.
According to the carmaker, a frozen door latch or a bent or kinked actuation cable may result in the vehicles' doors not opening or closing.
If the latch is affected, but the door appears to close, Ford warns it might not stay that way. That's because the latch may not fully engage the door striker, leaving the potential for the door to open while driving.
As you can imagine, a door that opens while the vehicle is in motion could prove to be dangerous to drivers and passengers.
In complaints submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's safercar.gov database, owners recall the moment their doors failed to latch.
Editor's Note: This article was adapted from a story that appeared on Consumerist.com.
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