Ford recalls 850,000 cars over ‘potential issue’ with airbagsSeptember 27, 2014 - 08:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. car giant Ford said it is recalling about 850,000 cars in North America over a "potential issue" with airbags, according to BBC News. The carmaker said a glitch could cause a short circuit that may mean airbags do not deploy properly in the event of a crash. The vehicles affected include some 2013-14 C-MAX, Fusion, Escape and Lincoln MKZ models.Ford said it was not aware of any injuries caused by the problem, adding that dealers would fix it for free. About 745,000 of the recalled vehicles are in the U.S., 82,000 are in Canada and 20,000 in Mexico. Last weekend, rival General Motors recalled more than 220,000 cars over a brake defect, bringing the number of cars it has recalled this year to more than 15 million. Related links: Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |