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Ford is expanding a recall of its popular F-Series truck line because of faulty airbags that can deploy unexpectedly and possibly lead to injuries, federal regulators said Thursday. The expanded action now includes some 1.2 million trucks from the 2004 through 2006 model years.

The Department of Transportation says that passenger vehicles will have to be designed to keep occupants, even those not wearing seat belts, from going through the side windows during a rollover accident. The ruling was formalized by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Thursday....

Honda Motor Co. says it will expand an existing recall. Last month Honda recalled 646,000 Fit hatchbacks worldwide because of a glitch that could cause water to enter the power window mechanism, causing components to overheat.

To save money, Enterprise Rent-A-Car ordered 66,000 Chevrolet Impalas with the standard side curtain airbags deleted, renting them to unsuspecting customers nationwide from 2006-2008 -- a decision a safety expert called extraordinary.Then the company sold hundreds of them, incorrectly advertising...