It looks like Ford may have made a serious error in regards to the safety of the door latches in a number of the vehicles they produce. This includes some F-250 models. It also appears that Ford may have known of this and not done anything about the defect. This has just recently come to public attention and the seriousness of the safety of these vehicles has brought into question the connection of the door latch defect with many accidents. If you take a look at http://www.bigclassaction.com/class_action/ford_door.html they have more information on this issue and all the Ford vehicles involved. The site also offers a free case evaluation that might be of help to those who may have been injured or worse as a result of this defect. I thought this might be of interest and hope it is helpful. kr0