Ford recalls new Explorer for seat problem

DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. is reminiscent of more than 1,600 just built Explorer for a security issue with the second row.

Ford said that in an application with federal safety regulators, the seats in a crash can provide the required strength.

The recall affects 2011 model year Ford Explorer made between July and December last year.

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The new Explorer, which is built in Chicago and was launched end of 2010 in life, is an important new tool for the Ford.

More than 7,300 of new discovery in January sold the automaker - 70 percent versus SUV's older version a year earlier.

Ford said that his seat supplier for the Explorer, Lear Corp., some second row of seats with manual reclining mechanisms had delivered the federal safety standards.

The automaker said it had identified the problem in the Assembly in December and advised merchants to stop selling vehicles, could be repaired until you.

Ford said that it would fix recalled vehicles under warranty for consumers who already bought. Recall messages sent are from February 14, said Ford.

The callback adds the growing cost of quality and safety campaigns at the number two on the U.S. automakers. Ford said last week it would remember almost 363,000 of his best-selling F-150 pickup trucks because of a defect with interior door handles.

More than approximately 600,000 vehicles in all recalled more than 900,000 vehicles in the first weeks of the year 2011, 2010 the automaker recalled.

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