2/23/2012 - Ford recalls 539,000 vehicles   Leading automaker Ford recently announced several safety recalls that will impact approximately 539,000 vehicles worldwide. According to Ford spokesman Dan Pierce, Ford will recall 286,000 Ford Escape SUVs for model years 2001 and 2002. It will also recall 253,000 Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey minivans for model years 2004 and 2005. The automaker indicates that some of these SUVs and minivans were furnished with faulty brake maste...