Ford F-150 pickups 2017 Ford Motor Co. F-150 pickup trucks sit on display at the Sutton Ford Lincoln car dealership in Matteson, Illinois, U.S., on Monday, April 3, 2017. (Photo: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)

(Bloomberg) – Ford Motor Co. will recall about 2 million F-150 pickups in North America to fix faulty seat-belt components that have sparked fires following crashes, after U.S. auto safety regulators began an investigation into the issue last month.

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