US investigating 200000 Ford heavy trucks - The Detroit News
investigating 200,000 Ford heavy trucks Washington — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Saturday it is investigating whether Ford Motor Co. 's recall of 3,000 heavy-duty "Ambulance Package" trucks should be expanded to... ws/1CaxfEh Washington — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Saturday it is investigating whether Ford Motor Co. 's recall of 3,000 heavy-duty "Ambulance Package" trucks should be expanded to 200,000 vehicles and whether the fix... NHTSA said it is investigating Ford's October 2013 recall of some 2011-2012 Ford F-350, F-450 and F-550 "Ambulance Package" vehicles equipped with 6. 7L diesel "Power Stroke" engines. The recall 2,954 vehicles was to address a loss of sensing function of the exhaust gas temperature sensor located behind the diesel particulate filter in the exhaust system. The investigation is reviewing whether Ford's 2013 recall should be expanded to about 200,000 2011-2012 Ford F-250/350/450/550 trucks with 6. 7L diesel engines — and whether Ford's 2013 fix is working. When the sensor malfunctions, the powertrain control module interprets a malfunction as an exhaust system overheat condition and commands a warning message with five audible chimes while the vehicle experiences a controlled power reduction mode --... Source: www.detroitnews.com
