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Some older Ford vehicles pose 'unreasonable' safety risks, regulators warn

Some older Ford cars and SUVs pose "unreasonable" safety risks, according to federal regulators, warning that the timing belt may fail, causing them to lose ‌power or engines to seize.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced on Monday that it has upgraded a defect investigation into 135,551 Ford vehicles from model years between 2014 and 2021 that are powered by the small 1.0L turbocharged three-cylinder engine due to an "unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety."The three affected models, the Fiesta, Focus and EcoSport, have all been discontinued by Ford.The NHTSA said i...