Ford Motor Co., expanding one of the largest safety recalls in automotive history, said Thursday it would recall an additional 1.2 million vehicles nationwide that are prone to engine fires.
The Dearborn automaker has recalled 6.7 million vehicles worldwide since January 2005 that are equipped with a Texas Instruments speed control deactivation switch that has been linked to dozens of engine fires and has sparked numerous lawsuits.
The recall is an expensive problem for Ford that comes at an especially rocky period for the company. Ford announced Wednesday that its second-quarter loss was twice as large as it initially reported. And in July, the company was outsold in the United States by Toyota Motor Corp. for the first time.
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