Showing posts with label 2012-2014. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2012-2014. Show all posts
Monday, August 24, 2015
Ford to recall 390,000 Fiesta's and Fusion's and Lincoln MKX models for a possible Door Latch issue.
Ford Motor Company is issuing a safety recall for approximately 390,000 2012-2014 Ford Fiesta and 2013-2014 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles for a door latch issue. The door latch in these vehicles may experience a broken pawl spring tab, which typically results in a condition where the door will not latch. If a customer is then able to latch the door, there is potential the door may unlatch while driving, increasing the risk of injury.
Ford is aware of two allegations of soreness resulting from an unlatched door bouncing back when the customer attempted to close it, and one accident allegation when an unlatched door swung open and struck an adjacent vehicle as the driver was pulling into a parking space.
Affected vehicles include certain 2012-2014 Ford Fiesta vehicles built at Cuautitlán Assembly Plant, Feb. 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013; certain 2013-2014 Ford Fusion vehicles built at Hermosillo Assembly Plant, July 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013; and certain 2013-2014 Lincoln MKZ vehicles built at Hermosillo Assembly Plant, July 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013.
There are approximately 390,000 vehicles in North America (actual 389,585), including 336,873 in the United States and federalized territories, 30,198 in Canada and 22,514 in Mexico.
Dealers will replace all four door latches at no cost to the customer.
Foreign Lorry Drivers causing accidents on UK roads shows a significant increase since 2012.
- Foreign lorry accident analysis shows increase on 2012 figures
- Polish, German and Spanish HGVs most likely to be in an accident
- One in three collisions involving foreign lorries are on the motorway
Collisions on motorways involving foreign lorries have increased by 14%* since 2012, Accident Exchange statistics have revealed.Lorries from Poland and Germany were found to be the most accident-prone by some margin.
Polish lorries represented 15.7% of accidents, while German vehicles followed with 13.1% of lorry collisions. HGVs from Spain were involved in 8.45% of incidents.
Unsurprisingly perhaps, the M25** saw more foreign lorry accidents than any other road in the UK, followed by the M6 and the M1. City and town centre locations represented over a third of accidents.
The Accident Exchange figures indicate that nearly 1,100*** crashes involving foreign lorries took place on the UK’s motorway network in 2014; an increase of 14.3% since 2012. Across all road types, estimates put the number of foreign lorry incidents at 3,100 – or nearly nine per day.
Usually considered the safest roads to travel on by car, a third**** of all foreign lorry accidents occur on motorways. Typically, just 4.3% of accidents take place on motorways.
Liz Fisher, Director of Sales Development at Accident Exchange, said: “This worrying statistic shows that a collision with a foreign lorry is an increasingly real possibility.
“A heavy goods vehicle in unfamiliar territory can be a danger. Common types of accidents that might involve trucks are cars getting caught in the blind spot of a lorry that is changing lanes or cars being rear-ended by a much bigger, heavier vehicle. Both are equally as dangerous and we urge all motorists to drive with safety and vigilance in mind at all times.
“While safety is the paramount concern, getting involved in an accident with a vehicle from abroad can also lead to frustrating and difficult administrative complications.”
Foreign lorry motorway accidents top-10 countries
| Country | Percentage (%) of total |
| Poland | 15.73 |
| Germany | 13.15 |
| Spain | 8.45 |
| France | 6.10 |
| Netherlands | 6.10 |
| Italy | 5.40 |
| Czech Republic | 5.16 |
| Hungary | 4.69 |
| Lithuania | 4.46 |
| Romania | 4.46 |
Top-10 motorways for foreign lorry accidents
| Road | Percentage (%) |
| M25 | 36.93 |
| M6 | 15.12 |
| M1 | 14.25 |
| M40 | 5.83 |
| M20 | 4.97 |
| M4 | 3.02 |
| M62 | 3.02 |
| M11 | 2.16 |
| M42 | 1.94 |
| M5 | 1.73 |
Accident Exchange handled 110,000 collisions between 2012 and 2014 and found that the proportion of accidents involving foreign lorries on the motorway had increased to over one percent.
Accident Exchange, part of the Automotive & Insurance Solutions Group which also incorporates DCML and In-Car Cleverness, has commercial partnerships with 1,500 franchised dealerships across its suite of products. Last year Accident Exchange provided onward mobility to nearly 100,000 customers.
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