Ford Motor next week will begin recalling as many as 109664CrownVictoria police cars because cracks can develop in theirsteelwheels that could cause rapid air loss in tires duringhigh-speedpursuits.
The recall affects certain 2003-2005 models, but the crackshavebeen reported in only a small percentage of the wheels.DanielSmith, Fords associate director for safety assurance, saidin aletter dated last Thursday to the National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration.
Ford repeatedly has maintained that the Crown Victoriaissafe.
由于汽车钢轮存在裂开隐患,从而导致汽车在高速行使中造成轮胎漏气的危险,从下周起,美国福特汽车将对其生产的109664万辆维多利亚皇冠警车进行召回。
福特负责安全的负责人丹尼·史密斯周四在一封给美国国家公路交通安全委员会的信中表示,涉及召回的警车为2003年至2005年款维多利亚皇冠警车,但根据报告,存在钢轮裂开隐患的汽车仅占极小比例。这封信于上周四递交给了美国国家公路交通安全委员会。
但当天,福特反复强调,维多利亚皇冠警车安全性能良好。
作者:李薇
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