Ford Motor next week will begin recalling as many as 109664 Crown Victoria police cars because cracks can develop in their steel wheels that could cause rapid air loss in tires during high-speed pursuits.

　　The recall affects certain 2003-2005 models， but the cracks have been reported in only a small percentage of the wheels. Daniel Smith， Ford's associate director for safety assurance， said in a letter dated last Thursday to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

　　Ford repeatedly has maintained that the Crown Victoria is safe.

　　由于汽車鋼輪存在裂開隱患，從而導(dǎo)致汽車在高速行使中造成輪胎漏氣的危險，從下周起，美國

福特汽車將對其生產(chǎn)的109664萬輛維多利亞皇冠警車進(jìn)行召回。

　　福特負(fù)責(zé)安全的負(fù)責(zé)人丹尼·史密斯周四在一封給美國國家公路

交通安全委員會的信中表示，涉及召回的警車為2003年至2005年款維多利亞皇冠警車，但根據(jù)報告，存在鋼輪裂開隱患的汽車僅占極小比例。這封信于上周四遞交給了美國國家公路交通安全委員會。

　　但當(dāng)天，福特反復(fù)強(qiáng)調(diào)，維多利亞皇冠警車安全性能良好。

 李薇