Ford is recalling around 220,000 vehicles in the US with most coming back because a door could fly open in a crash due to a handle issue.

The Detroit News said the automaker is recalling 205,000 2010-13 Ford Taurus, Lincoln MKS and Ford Police Interceptor sedans due to an issue with the spring that controls the interior door handles. Ford said the door could become unlatched in a side impact crash, increasing the risk of injury.

The recall covers 194,889 vehicles in the United States and federalised territories, 9,948 in Canada and 108 in Mexico.

Dealers will inspect all four interior door handle assemblies and repair or replace the handles as necessary, the paper said.

Ford is also recalling 16,100 2014 Ford Transit Connect vans for a potential issue with safety belt fasteners that may not have been tightened properly, the Detroit News said. Safety belt fasteners that do not meet installation specifications may loosen over time, which may cause them not to function as intended, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.

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