Ford Door Latch - Defective Products
A defective products class action lawsuit has been filed against Ford Motor Co. and Magna
International on behalf of owners of the following light trucks: Ford
F-150, Ford F-250 Super Light Duty, Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator
and Blackwood, model years 1997 to 2000.
The suit alleges that the defective door
latches on these vehicles have caused deaths and serious injuries, and
that the company and its subcontractors have known about the defect
since 1995.
The suit seeks to replace defective latches on about four million
light trucks and SUVs in the United States and 300,000 to 400,000 more
in Canada.
Also named in the suit were Ford subcontractors Magna Donnelly
Corp., Donnelly Corp., Dortec Industries, Intier Automotive Inc. and
Atoma Latching Systems Group.
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