1.   It fought the recall process, delaying the safety investigation, the CPSC said.

2.   Meanwhile, under regulations designed to protect manufacturers, the commission cannot warn the public about a dangerous malfunction as long as the recall process is pending.

3.   Arnone said Ford Canada had been inundated with telephone calls from worried customers and wanted to give them the chance to begin the recall process immediately.

4.   Several people have inquired about the recall process, but no one has filed the paperwork, town clerk Phyllis Mehrer said.