Agreed. Ford seems to handle such things a bit better than some others.
Not to mention the fact that 271,000 trucks may sound like a lot of trucks to fix, and it also makes up a year or more worth of sales for some companies. But for Ford, that is a TINY drop in the bucket compared to the total number of trucks they built through 2013-2014. Not sure exactly how many of the 743,851 F series trucks sold in 2014 are F150s as compared to the F250 or F350; last I heard was several years back stating that F150s sold more than F250 and F350 combined. If that still holds true, that means they sold well over 350,000 F150s in 2014 alone. The production numbers for 2014 were significantly lower than normal due to plant shutdowns for retooling for the 2015 models. In 2013 they sold even more... 217,000 from 2013 & 2014 is nothing...
It is a minor recall for Ford, so that's not why it's in the news. It's in the news because it is a major safety concern for the drivers of those trucks. It also has nothing to do with the lack of a V8, so it doesn't really apply to the conversation unless all you want to do is nit-pick Ford for ANYTHING at all.
