If you own a 2008 Ford F-Series truck, your Fun Friday is made less so by the news of a recall for your truck that involves its seats. Apparently, the front driver's seat on these trucks fail to comply with federal rules for seat back strength, as a weld that connects a bracket and the seat back could crack. The report didn't mention whether cracks have occurred during normal use of the seats or when they're subjected to high loads such as in an accident, though it did say no accidents or injuries had been reported due to the weak welds.
Of the 100,000+ vehicles subject to recall, 87,000 of the trucks are in the United States, while the remaining 14,000 are in Canada, and all are either F-250 or F-550 Super Duty Models.
Ford won't be sending notifications out until later this month, so F-Series owners who just can't wait can call Ford at (800) 392-3673 for more information.
[Source: The Detroit News]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Fooman @ Mar 7th 2008 2:45PM
That is odd... why was f-350's and f-450's not involved you would think they all have the same seat options.
Thedevil @ Mar 7th 2008 2:54PM
i'm starting to feel sorry for ford,we are 2 months in the year and i bet they already have more recall vehicles than they will ever sell in 2008. have you looked at a ford lately?
Matt @ Mar 7th 2008 3:23PM
Yeah...almost 1,000,000 this year so far...
How many has GM had?
stang_fan @ Mar 7th 2008 3:07PM
"...the front driver's seat...."
See, while some may consider the back seat driver annoying, at least in a new Ford Super Duty, it's safer than being the front seat driver. (Could have just said the driver's seat.)
JIM MBONGO @ Mar 7th 2008 3:34PM
... long way to go, Ford!
Taylor @ Mar 7th 2008 3:52PM
Fix or Repair Daily
XJ @ Mar 7th 2008 4:35PM
Found On Road Dead!
Taylor @ Mar 7th 2008 5:03PM
Haha, nice one. I don't know any others though. =\
JaysonAych @ Mar 7th 2008 5:23PM
Navistar: Don't look at us! This isn't our problem this time!
3cubed minus 3squared plus1 @ Mar 7th 2008 6:06PM
F*****g Old Rebuilt Dodge
summazooma @ Mar 7th 2008 8:49PM
Does anyone know who made the seats?
whofan @ Mar 7th 2008 9:17PM
Its only the suppliers fault if it involves one of Toyota`s many recalls.
Since this is Ford its all their fault. They then won`t get credit for fixing it and taking care of the customer like Toyota does.
Thedevil @ Mar 7th 2008 10:16PM
TOYOTA! TOYOTA!TOYOTA! if it was TOYOTA!blah! blah!blah!.in every forum there has to be a toyota whiner,looks like somebody pamper needs changing.
usa-all-the-way @ Mar 11th 2008 11:57AM
I think there may be a spot for you in japan.since you support them so well.enjoy your sushi..and fish heads
Mwmorph @ Mar 10th 2008 1:19AM
Ford already had basically the same recall a couple of years ago for truck front seats. Back in 2006 when I worked at a Ford dealership as a technician, we did recalls on weak, collapsible front seats for everything from Explorers to E series vans.
You'd think Ford would learn that lesson and not make basically the same mistake.
mike884 @ Mar 10th 2008 12:39PM
Everyone has recalls, Toyota, Ford, whatever. Its all the same. Be glad they caught and are fixing it.