India, Aug. 15 -- Ford Motor Co. issued a recall for 108,399 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ sedan cars in the United States and federal territories as well as in Canada and Mexico. The automaker said an issue involving seat belt anchor pretensioners in these cars could potentially restrain the occupant in case of a crash and increase the injury risk.
This is the third recall in as many months for Ford vehicles.
The company said, "In affected vehicles, increased temperatures generated during deployment of the driver or front-passenger seat belt anchor pretensioner could degrade the tensile strength of the cable below the level needed to restrain an occupant."
The automaker said dealers will apply a coating to protect the cable during a prete...