Ford recalls more than 197,000 Mach-E cars due to door latch issue

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Ford Motor is recalling much than 197,000 Mustang Mach-E vehicles implicit an contented with doorway latches that could trap passengers inside.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced past week that the automaker is recalling 197,432 of the all-electric vehicles, exemplary years 2021-2025, owed to an contented with doorway latches that puts children astatine risk. 

The Michigan-based institution is besides recalling 120,000 Mustang Mach-E vehicles successful markets extracurricular the U.S., according to a Ford spokesperson.

If the car's artillery level drops excessively low, the NHTSA explained, the doorway latches whitethorn stay locked erstwhile a rider exits and shuts the door, perchance trapping children and others who are incapable to unlock the doors utilizing the wrong doorway release. This could effect successful superior injury, the NHTSA said, peculiarly successful the lawsuit of utmost heat.

The Ford spokesperson told CBS News they are not alert of immoderate injuries oregon accidents associated with the faulty doorway latches and said the institution is issuing a bundle update to code the recall.

Ford is expected to nonstop letters notifying owners of the information hazard connected June 23, the NHTSA said. Affected owners tin contact:

• Ford lawsuit work astatine 1-866-436-7332 (recall fig 25S65) or
• The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline astatine 1-888-327-4236

This enactment follows a callback from the automaker past month. On May 9, the NHTSA said Ford was recalling implicit 1 cardinal Ford and Lincoln vehicles owed to a bundle glitch with the rearview camera.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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