August/September

On February 16, 2017 a Ford employee reported to others within the Ford organization that the second row seatbelt anchor

Worm-style hose clamps need to be made from
high-quality material, torqued to manufacturers
specifications and regular inspected for leakage

Even simple components such as bolts, can fail for many reasons. For a root cause analysis (RCA), it’s critical that

Galling is an adhesive “cold-welding” process that occurs between two metal surfaces that are moving across each other under high pressure. Galling often occurs during the torqueing or tightening of stainless steel fittings where the shear forces between the threads cause transfer of materials and subsequent hardening between the bolt and fastener.