The U.S. auto safety regulator said on Monday it had initiated a recall query into about 112,567 Ford SUVs over an issue with seat belt retractors. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it had received three complaints,

Ford recalled about 78,000 of the SUVs in February because the driver and front passenger seat belts can tighten up and hold people with no crash apparent. The agency says it has complaints about the problem occurring from three owners whose vehicles were ...

The federal government says it has launched two investigations into Ford's recall practices after some were not comprehensive enough and others may not have worked to solve the problem.