Ford Motor announced Friday that it is recalling some 680,000 vehicles to fix the seat belt problems. Some of the vehicles set for recall are Ford Fusion 2013 to 2016, Ford Mondeo 2015 to 2016, and Lincoln MKZ 2013 to 2015.

Some 650,000 of these vehicles are from all over North America, while 602,000 of them are from the Unites States. The rest of the vehicles that make up for the rest of the 680,000 vehicles are from outside of the North American market, Reuters reported.

Seat Belts Affected in High Temperatures

The problem with these vehicles is when the seat belt's pretensioner cables are deployed, temperatures rise. This somehow lessens the effectivity of seatbelts, especially during crashes, Forbes reported. Pretensioners are important to tighten up the belt during a crash and it works with air bags.

According to Ford, it has already recorded two accidents and two injuries due to the same seat belt problems.

Free Fix for Ford Owners

Owners of Ford Vehicles with broken seat belts will be notified by the car company. A Ford dealer will repair the vehicles by putting insulation to make sure the cables won't overheat when temperatures increase. These repairs are given to the Ford owners of those particular vehicles for free.

Other Recalls For the Past Year

Besides Ford, there have been other car companies that have recalled their vehicles last year. This has cost auto companies about $6.9 billion.

One of the most popular recalls in the past two years is the Takata airbags, which 11 million of it were found to be problematic. These airbags were recalled affecting carmakers like BMW, Honda, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Subaru, Mazda, Volkswagen, and even Ford.

Ford Also Recalled 2017 Fusions

Besides the big scale recall due to seatbelts, Ford also recalled 27 of its 2017 Fusions, due to improperly welded back seats.

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