Ford Motor Co is recalling nearly 363,000 F-150 pickup trucks in North America because of a potential problem with the door handles not working properly, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported on Thursday. Model years 2009 and 2010 F-150 trucks produced from January 2008 to November 2009 are being recalled because in the event of a crash, "the door handle spring can fail, causing the door latch to open," NHTSA said in a filing.
As of January 21, there had been no reported accidents or injuries related to this issue, Ford told NHTSA. Some 280,946 trucks will be recalled in the United States; about 68,000 in Canada; and about 14,000 in Mexico, Ford and NHTSA said. Ford said customers will initially be asked to bring their F-150s to dealerships if any door handles are loose or fail to return to a stowed position.