Vehicle Safety News

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has put out another recall warning the owners of some Ford, Lincoln and Mercury SUV's, pickup trucks, vans and cars that their vehicles have a defect that could cause them to catch fire at any time. It's the second advisory NHTSA has put out on this problem, which it describes as a "defective cruise control switch that could lead to a fire at any time, even while the vehicle is turned off, parked and unattended."

NHTSA spokeswoman Karen Aldana says it's being put out again because of the 12 million vehicles recalled in February, nearly 5 million still have not been brought in for repair. "This is kind of another plea to say the manufacturer has all the parts available. There is no excuse for not bringing your vehicle in to be fixed," explained Aldana. "It poses a serious fire hazard to vehicles and to dwellings. And that's scary."