2011-09-19

NHTSA investigating reports of failing Ford jacks

Quick Read US safety regulators looking into reports of failing Ford and Mercury minivan jacks

(AP) -- Federal regulators are investigating service jacks sold with Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey minivans because of reports that they can fail and cause the vehicle to fall.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says on its website that in one case, a person working under a van was killed when it fell off the jack.

NHTSA says in the failures reported, the jacks appear...

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