一家新西兰夫妇的福特F-150在使用95-辛烷燃料后失败,但一家法庭指责先前的燃料使用和车龄,而非经销商或制造商。 A New Zealand couple's Ford F-150 failed after using 95-octane fuel, but a tribunal blamed prior fuel use and vehicle age, not the dealer or manufacturer.

一家新西兰夫妇于2022年购买了一辆2016 Ford F-150 Shelby 2016年的Ford F-150 Shelby,经销商告诉他们使用95°Cane燃料是安全的,尽管汽车建议使用98°Cne。 A New Zealand couple bought a 2016 Ford F-150 Shelby in 2022 and were told by their dealer it was safe to use 95-octane fuel, though the vehicle recommended 98-octane. 引擎在45 000公里的引擎失灵后,一个法庭对使用低丙烷燃料造成的失灵作出裁决,但裁定经销商和Shelby新西兰都没有责任。 After the engine failed at 45,000 km, a tribunal ruled the failure resulted from using lower-octane fuel, but found neither the dealer nor Shelby New Zealand liable. 仲裁庭得出结论,由于先前的燃料使用以及车辆的车龄和里程,将缺陷风险转移给买方,损害很可能是不可避免的。 The tribunal concluded the damage was likely inevitable due to prior fuel use and the vehicle’s age and mileage, shifting defect risk to the buyers. 这对夫妇花费近40 000美元用于修理,现在质疑车辆的可靠性。 The couple spent nearly $40,000 on repairs and now question the vehicle’s reliability.