Ford Motor is said to remember about 3 million vehicles due to potential problems with airbag inflators. The move will cost the company about $ 610 million, he said to a deposit they did together with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
On Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rejected Ford’s 2017 petition to avoid recall, according to several reports. The vehicles have potentially dangerous airbags, according to NHTSA, produced by supplier Takata. In their decision, the NHTSA said “Evidence clearly shows that these inflators pose a significant safety risk.”
Ford revealed the potential cost of the withdrawal in documents filed with the SEC on Thursday night.
The withdrawal will affect approximately 2.7 million vehicles in the United States and another 300,000 in Canada and other countries.
These include Ford Ranger, model years 2007-2011; Fusion, model years 2006-2012; Edge, model years 2007-2010; Lincoln MKZ / Zephyr, model years 2006-2012; MKX, model years 2007-2010; and Mercury Milan, model years 2006-2011.
Concerns about Takata airbag inflators have been an ongoing issue for vehicle manufacturers. About 100 million inflators installed by 19 major car manufacturers have been mentioned in the last few years.
The defect causes the inflators to break, sending potentially deadly metal fragments into the vehicle. According to him, at least 27 people worldwide and 18 in the US died as a result of the defect Reuters.