It looks like Ford may have made a serious error in regards to the
> safety of the door latches in a number of the vehicles they produce.
> It also appears that Ford may have known of this and not done
> anything about the defect.
From the (US) site: "A door latch malfunction can cause an unintended door opening. This can result in passengers being thrown from the vehicle."
Sounds like a good argument for compulsory setbelts in the US then...