2008 Ford Super Duty's less than super seats being recalled
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.
Gallery: 2008 Ford Super-Duty
[Source: The Detroit News]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Fooman 2:45PM (3/07/2008)
That is odd... why was f-350's and f-450's not involved you would think they all have the same seat options.
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Thedevil 2:54PM (3/07/2008)
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?
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Matt 3:23PM (3/07/2008)
Yeah...almost 1,000,000 this year so far...
How many has GM had?
stang_fan 3:07PM (3/07/2008)
"...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.)
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JIM MBONGO 3:34PM (3/07/2008)
... long way to go, Ford!
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Taylor 3:52PM (3/07/2008)
Fix or Repair Daily
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XJ 4:35PM (3/07/2008)
Found On Road Dead!
Taylor 5:03PM (3/07/2008)
Haha, nice one. I don't know any others though. =\
JaysonAych 5:23PM (3/07/2008)
Navistar: Don't look at us! This isn't our problem this time!
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3cubed minus 3squared plus1 6:06PM (3/07/2008)
F*****g Old Rebuilt Dodge
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summazooma 8:49PM (3/07/2008)
Does anyone know who made the seats?
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whofan 9:17PM (3/07/2008)
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 10:16PM (3/07/2008)
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.
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usa-all-the-way 11:57AM (3/11/2008)
I think there may be a spot for you in japan.since you support them so well.enjoy your sushi..and fish heads
Mwmorph 1:19AM (3/10/2008)
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.
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mike884 12:39PM (3/10/2008)
Everyone has recalls, Toyota, Ford, whatever. Its all the same. Be glad they caught and are fixing it.
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