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Ford ambulance recall may be expanded to other trucks

Recall may affect up to 200,000 Ford trucks

By Rosalie L. Donlon | Updated on January 21, 2015
NHTSA may expand the recall of some Ford trucks.

When you call 911 or have an accident and need an ambulance, the last thing on your mind is whether the ambulance is safe to drive. In 2013, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recalled almost 3,000 Ford trucks used as ambulances to fix a problem with the engine shutting down suddenly. On Jan. 13, the NHTSA opened a recall query, investigating whether the recall should also include nearly 197,000 additional pickups that have similar engines but are not used as ambulances, according to a story in The New York Times on Jan. 21.

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