The Ford Motor Company is told to recall about 3 million vehicles for possible problems with airbag inflators. According to the company, the move will cost approximately $ 610 million to a presentation they did with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
On Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration denied the 2017 Ford petition that it was trying to prevent the withdrawal, according to several reports. The vehicles have potentially dangerous airbags, according to the NHTSA, produced by supplier Takata. In its decision, NHTSA dit “The evidence makes it clear that these inflators pose a significant security risk.”
Ford revealed the potential cost of the withdrawal in proceedings filed with the SEC Thursday evening.
The withdrawal will affect about 2.7 million vehicles in the U.S. and another 300,000 in Canada and other countries.
They include Ford Ranger, model years 2007-2011; Fusion, model years 2006-2012; Edge, model years 2007-2010; Lincoln MKZ / Zephyr, model years 2006-2012; MKX, model years 2007-2010; and Mercury Milan, model years 2006-2011.
Concerns about Takata air cushion inflators have been a permanent problem for vehicle manufacturers. In recent years, nearly 100 million inflators have been installed by 19 major car manufacturers.
The defect causes the inflators to break, sending potentially deadly metal fragments into the vehicle. According to the document, at least 27 people worldwide and 18 in the United States have died as a result of the defect Reuters.