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The Huffington Post
CONSUMER ADVISORY: NHTSA Warns Consumers of Fire Hazards in Additional 4.5 Million Ford Vehicles – 10/13/09
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today alerted owners of Ford vehicles about a fire hazard involving an additional 4.5 million vehicles in the latest in a series of related recalls.
Including today’s announcement, there has been a total of eight safety recalls involving approximately 16 million Ford vehicles equipped with a faulty cruise control deactivation switch manufactured by Texas Instruments. Visit www.SaferCar.gov for more information on these previous recalls.
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Fire a recurrent peril in Jeep collisions
Chenequa motorist was at least the 3rd to die in 2007 after fuel tanks ruptured
Nineteen-year-old Stacey Mayer lost her life July 3 inside a Jeep Grand Cherokee after her vehicle was struck from behind by another motorist in Waukesha County, rupturing the Jeep fuel tank and sparking an intense fire.
CAFE: A Prize for Making Gas-Guzzlers?
April 16, 2009
By David Welch