The Ford Motor Company is said to be calling in about 3 million vehicles due to possible problems with airbag inflating machines. The move is estimated to cost the company $ 610 million after a filing they made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
According to multiple reports, the National Road Safety Administration rejected Ford’s 2017 2017 petition to prevent the repeal. According to the NHTSA, which is manufactured by the supplier Takata, there may be dangerous airbags. In their decision, NHTSA said “Evidence makes it clear that these inflating machines pose a significant safety risk.”
Ford revealed the potential cost of the recall in the documentation submitted to the SEC on Thursday night.
The recall will affect approximately 2.7 million vehicles in the US and another 300,000 in Canada and other countries.
These include Ford Ranger, model years 2007-2011; Fusion, model year 2006-2012; Edge, model year 2007-2010; Lincoln MKZ / Zephyr, model year 2006-2012; MKX, model year 2007-2010; and Mercury Milan, model year 2006-2011.
Concerns about inflating Takata airbags are an ongoing problem for vehicle manufacturers. About 100 million inflatables installed by 19 major car manufacturers have been recalled in the past few years.
The defect causes the inflatables to rupture, sending potentially deadly metal fragments into the vehicle. At least 27 people worldwide and 18 in the U.S. have died as a result of the defect, according to Reuters.