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Ford Motor Company Limited

John Frederick Buckert

Alex Khakhalev

Lynn Edward Davison

Andrew Vaughan Balash

Kay Margaret Reitz

Greg Hellar

James Garrett

A vehicular collision protection device is provided. The device includes a plastic shaft having a first end portion and a second end portion and extending along a longitudinal axis. The first end portion is received in a vehicle hitch receiver. The plastic shaft has a plurality of apertures extending therethrough and are spaced apart from one another. At least one of the plurality of apertures receives a locking pin therethrough that removably couples the plastic shaft to the vehicle hitch receiver. The device further includes a plate member coupled to the second end portion of the plastic shaft.

Vehicular collision protection device

A method is provided for controlling an internal combustion engine in a vehicle. The method includes adjusting a fuel injection amount during engine crank based on a barometric pressure. The barometric pressure is determined from at least one signal received from at least one transmitter external from the vehicle.

Method for controlling an engine utilizing vehicle position

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Sterling Heights, MI, United States of America

John Frederick Buckert