The risk
Overheating of the cruise control deactivation switch can cause the vehicle to catch fire, not only while travelling but also when parked. No accidents or fires are so far known to have occurred.
Product: The vehicles concerned were manufactured between the following dates:Explorer: 25.04.97 – 20.10.98; Expedition: 29.03.99 – 06.08.00; F150: 27.04.99 – 06.08.00; Only vehicles with a cruise control system are concerned.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other Category of measure(s): Other Date of entry into force: Unknown
Other fire alerts in 2006
8 of the 111 motor vehicle alerts published in 2006 concerned the same risk.
| 0845/06 22 Dec 2006 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON Model FD2 DYNA, 2006 model year - motorcycles built from 17 June 2005 to 6 February 2006 |
| 0748/06 24 Nov 2006 | Jeep |
| 0681/06 27 Oct 2006 | Suzuki Intercooler outlet pipe in Suzuki Grand Vitara Turbodiesel 1.9 |
| 0636/06 6 Oct 2006 | Ford |
| 0464/06 4 Aug 2006 | Mercedes-Benz MERCEDES BENZ |
| 0284/06 26 May 2006 | Opel Opel Vectra and Signum |
| 0708/05 6 Jan 2006 | AN 650 AK5 |
Who notified alerts in 2006
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Greece | 41 |
| Germany | 30 |
| Spain | 15 |
| Ireland | 7 |
| Portugal | 5 |
| United Kingdom | 4 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2006
More Ford alerts
229 EU Safety Gate alerts for Ford since 2006; the most were issued in 2026 (25).
| Kuga Fire, Injuries | Oct 2026 |
| Ranger Injuries | Oct 2026 |
| Transit Custom Fire | Oct 2026 |
| Ranger MS-RT Injuries | Oct 2026 |
| Focus / C-MAX / Transit Connect / Galaxy / S-MAX / Mondeo / Kuga Environment | Sept 2026 |
| Capri, explorer Injuries | Sept 2026 |
| Transit Custom, Tourneo Custom Fire | Aug 2026 |
| Transit custom Injuries | Jul 2026 |