Ford recalls F-150 vehicles to repair interior door handles

Ford is recalling certain model year 2009 and 2010 F-150 vehicles to repair faulty interior door handles. No accidents or injuries have been reported.

The automaker says about 280,946 trucks sold in the U.S. and its territories are affected. The trucks were built at Ford’s Kansas City, Missouri and Dearborn, Michigan plants between January 18, 2008 and November 30, 2009. The interior door handle modules were supplied to Ford by Brose North America in Warren, Michigan.

In August 2010, Ford noticed an increase in warranty reports for  a “loose feeling or rattle” of the driver door interior door handle, according to a letter the company filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Ford discovered that the door handle housing embossment, which retains the interior door handle, may fracture during normal usage and the handle may not return to the fully closed position.

Ford says it will notify owners beginning February 14, 2011. When parts become available in mid-April, dealers will inspect each interior door handle and add a spring embossment reinforcement or replace the interior door handle module at no charge.

Owners may contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332.

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