Ford F-150 Owners Must Park Trucks Until Steering Is Fixed

Jun 25, 2014 04:25 PM EDT | Jordan Ecarma

Ford F-150 owners need to park the trucks until recall repairs have been completed for the pickup model, the automaker announced Tuesday.

The top-selling pickup has been afflicted with power steering problems in 5,675 vehicles that were built from May 26 to June 19, Reuters reported.

The recall, which hasn't been linked to any accidents or deaths, expands a previous recall of 372 Ford trucks earlier this month.

Around 260 of the 5,675 vehicles connected with the issue had been delivered to owners, while the rest of the trucks were at dealerships or being shipped to dealers, as of Ford's announcement.

Ford has also been in the spotlight this week after its 2012 Focus was named No. 1 on an auto watch safety list, according to an ABC News report. The ranking was based on dozens of injury reports where drivers said they had trouble with the car's steering.

Atlanta lawyer Lance Cooper hired safety experts to put together the Top 15 list. He said that National Highway Traffic Safety Administration officials miss safety trends in the data they collect, failing to notice trends like the General Motors ignition switch problems that resulted in 13 deaths.

"It's in their database but for whatever reason they're not acquiring it in a way that allows them to determine that there are, in fact, defect trends that they need to investigate and make others aware of," said Cooper, as quoted by ABC News.

The NHTSA is not currently investigating or ordering a recall for the Ford Focus for steering problems.

The agency has fined GM $35 million, the maximum possible fine, for delaying the ignition switch recall for more than a decade.

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