Ford recalls more than 400,000 minivans

WASHINGTON — Ford Motor Co. Recalls more than 400,000 Windstar minivans in cold weather States on Wednesday to fix brackets and mountet separating vehicle subframe and lead a driver could be losing control.

The callback, latest issue of to older wind star quality 425,288 minivans from 1999-2003 model years afflict covered sold or registered in 22 States and the District of Columbia. Ford said, there were seven crashes and five minor injuries associated with the callback.

Ford has more than 600,000 minivans in the US and Canada since August recalled to address rear axles that can corrode and break. The national highway traffic safety examined corrosion problems in the vans from model years 1999-2003 Administration. The Transportation Department said Wednesday that the vans in the year under review by the Agency were.

Brackets and mounts on the front subframe bearing suspension the motor, transaxle, steering rack and front connected concerns the recall. NHTSA said in a post on his website that if separately, a driver reduced steering the experienced the mounts of the framework.

The recall is limited to countries where road salt used in winter. They include: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Iceland, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

The vans received increased attention after a 28-year-old Massachusetts man was killed in October when the rear of his Windstar in half, cracked send crashing the vehicle in a building. The family of Sean Bowman, she said of Ford by the recall affected until one week after the crash were informed.

NHTSA issued a consumer advisory in November asking owners, their vehicles to a car dealership bring immediately for signs of a rear suspension corrosion to be examined. NHTSA said that only about 75,000 remember minivans traders had been taken.

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In the latest recall said Ford spokesman Wes Sherwood the Dearborn, Michigan, car companies less problem with subframe had received 100 complaints about the corrosion. "This high-mileage, older vehicles have reliable, secure service for tens of billions of miles," said Sherwood.

Ford said that it would inform affected owners, mid-February and traders would inspect vehicles and reinforcement brackets as items become available. The company said when the vehicle passes inspection not before parts, Ford would provide a rental vehicle. If a merchant finds cannot repaired the front subframe, said the company to buy back which would provide minivan.

Owners can contact Ford at (866) 436-7332.

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