Recall campaign · NHTSA 07V336000

Vehicle speed control

FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2007-08-03.

Recall campaignNHTSA 07V336000

Vehicle speed control

Component: Vehicle speed control
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected: 3,600,000
Reported to NHTSA: 2007-08-03
Owners notified: 2007-08-13

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, PASSENGER VEHICLES, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MOTOR HOMES CHASSIS, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.

Safety risk

THIS COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. OWNERS OF THE PASSENGER CARS INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLES TO THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DISCONNECTED AS AN INTERIM REPAIR. AS SOON AS REPAIR PARTS ARE AVAILABLE (EXPECTED OCTOBER 2007), OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN TO THE DEALERS FOR INSTALLATION OF A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 13, 2007, AND MAILING COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 19, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-888-222-2751.

Notes

FORD RECALL NO. 05S28.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION;S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

89 model years across 22 models.

Model	Years on record
Ford Bronco	1993
Ford Crown Victoria	1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
Ford E-150	2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1993 1992
Ford E-250	2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1993 1992
Ford E-350	2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1993 1992
Ford E-450	2003
Ford Explorer	2001 2000 1999
Ford Explorer Sport	2002 2001
Ford Explorer Sport Trac	2002 2001
Ford F-150	2004 2003 1993
Ford F-250	1993
Ford F-350	1993
Ford F-450 SD	1993
Ford F-53	1997 1996 1995
Ford F53	2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
Ford Ranger	2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
Ford Taurus SHO	1995 1994 1993
Lincoln Mark Viii	1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
Lincoln Town CAR	1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
MERCURY Capri	1994
MERCURY Grand Marquis	1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
MERCURY Mountaineer	2001 2000 1999

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.