Ford accessory floor mats under investigation by NHTSA
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it is looking into allegations that accessory rubber floor mats offered by Ford for the automaker’s Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan models could become dislodged and force unintended acceleration.
NHTSA’s official release says that the investigation focuses on concerns that an “accessory floor mat may entrap the accelerator pedal.”
The rubber all season mats are specific to 2010 model year Fusions and Milans. NHTSA has advised drivers to remove the mats from the driver’s foot well until the investigation is complete.
“Any Ford ‘all weather’ optional floor mat should be placed in the driver’s side foot well only after first unfastening and removing the standard, carpeted floor mat,” NHTSA said in its statement.
NHTSA says it has received several complaints from 2010 Fusion drivers that the rubber mats can slide forward to trap the accelerator pedal if stacked on top of the standard carpeted floor mats. Ford says it doesn’t recommend that both the rubber and carpet mats be used at the same time in the foot well.
“We do not recommend stacking floor mats in any vehicle from any automaker,” Ford’s Said Deep told the Detroit News.
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