American automaker Ford Motor began a review 575,000 cars Windstar due to failure of the rear axle due to corrosion. It is reported that the cars produced in the period from 1998 to 2003. Will be withdrawn in the 21st U.S. state, dominated the cold weather, as well as in Canada.

The National Highway Traffic Safety began a preliminary investigation into the problem on 13 May after he had received 234 complaints related to the appearance of cracks in the rear axle vehicles. It is worth noting that after this number of complaints has risen to 950.