‘Do not drive’ orders by Ford

Posted by Bill Buys | Feb 20, 2018 | Bill Buys, News & Advice | 0 |

MORE than a recall, US owners of about 35,000 Ford Ranger and Mazda B-Series trucks built in 2006 have been sent ‘do not drive’ orders by Ford, showing that the Takata airbag affair is far from over.

It appears to be a separate issue from the recall of 391,000 Ford Rangers after a driver’s death from an exploding airbag in 2016, and comes on top an existing recall.

It seems there’s higher risk of the faulty inflators rupturing – even if the vehicles are not involved in crashes.

Owners of about 33,500 2006 Ford Rangers and 2000 2006 Mazda B-Series, all built at Ford’s Twin Cities plant, were fitted with the defective Takatas.

Owners will be contacted by the manufacturer, who will send tow trucks to haul the vehicles into dealers for airbag replacements.

Owners will be provided with loan vehicles while their trucks’ airbags are being replaced.

So far the Takata saga has seen the recall of 69 million vehicles in the US and 100 million across the globe.

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Bill Buys, probably Australia’s longest-serving motoring writer, has been at his craft for more than five decades. Although motoring has always been in his DNA, he was also night crime reporter, foreign page editor and later chief reporter of the famed Rand Daily Mail. He’s been shot at, attacked by a rhinoceros and a puff adder and had several chilling experiences in aircraft. His experience includes stints in traffic law enforcement, motor racing and rallying and writing for a variety of local and international publications. He has covered countless events, ranging from world motor shows and Formula 1 Grands Prix to Targa tarmac and round-the-houses meetings. A motoring tragic, he has owned more than 90 cars. Somewhat of a nostalgic, he has a special interest in classic cars. He is the father of Targa star Robert Buys, who often adds his expertise to Bill’s reviews.