Ford Motor Company has settled claims by 40 U.S. state attorneys general that the company made misleading claims about the fuel economy and payload capacity of some of its vehicles
FILE - A Ford logo, on the tailgate of a 2012 F350 Super Duty pick-up truck, and Ford dealership sign are displayed at Salem Ford in Salem, N.H., on Oct. 25, 2011. Ford Motor Company on Tuesday,May 24, 2022, settled claims by 40 U.S. state attorneys general that the company made misleading claims about the fuel economy and payload capacity of some of its vehicles, violating state consumer protection laws. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — — Ford Motor Company on Tuesday settled claims by 40 U.S.
They said Ford also deliberately left out of its payload calculations for Super Duty pickup trucks standard cargo truck items including the spare wheel, tire, jack and car radio, thus artificially raising the claimed payload capacity. Ford said it voluntarily flagged the incorrect fuel economy rating for federal regulators, corrected it and reimbursed people who bought or leased the vehicles during and shortly after the time that the rating was incorrectly advertised.
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