It's no surprise that the Frost Belt overlaps with the region known as the Salt Belt, which are the cold-weather states where heavy doses of salt are applied to the roads in the winter.

Over three months later, an official recall has just been announced that covers 575,000 1998-2003 Windstars sold in "Salt Belt" states – places where road salt is used to melt away snow and ice ...

Back in August, Ford recalled 462,750 Windstar minivans in Salt-belt states for rear axle corrosion problems, with another 117,000 units recalled in Canada. Then Utah's 29,900 Windstar owners were ...