The defect
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.
The risk
A FIRE AT THE SWITCH COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
BY LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER 12, 2005, OWNERS WERE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLES TO THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DISCONNECTED. OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATED ARE BEING NOTIFIED THAT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AND ADVISED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO RECONNECT THE SPEED CONTROL BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY 2006. OWNERS WHO DID NOT HAVE THEIR SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATED ARE BEING NOTIFIED TO HAVE THEIR SYSTEM REMEDIED BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY 2006. OWNERS ARE URGED TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THE FREE DISCONNECT SERVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FIRE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673. (NOTE: ALSO SEE RECALLS 05V017 AND 06V286)
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Bronco | 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Ford Expedition | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| Ford F-150 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| Ford F-250 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Lincoln Blackwood | 2002 |
| Lincoln Navigator | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Bronco | 1994 | 91 | 3 |
| Ford Bronco | 1995 | 94 | 1 |
| Ford Bronco | 1996 | 81 | 1 |
| Ford Expedition | 1997 | 853 | 7 |
| Ford Expedition | 1998 | 836 | 5 |
| Ford Expedition | 1999 | 946 | 5 |
| Ford Expedition | 2000 | 890 | 7 |
| Ford Expedition | 2001 | 578 | 6 |
| Ford Expedition | 2002 | 340 | 2 |
| Ford F-150 | 1994 | 676 | 6 |
| Ford F-150 | 1995 | 626 | 2 |
| Ford F-150 | 1996 | 324 | 2 |
| Ford F-150 | 1997 | 2,758 | 14 |
| Ford F-150 | 1998 | 1,381 | 8 |
| Ford F-150 | 1999 | 1,044 | 7 |
| Ford F-150 | 2000 | 1,075 | 6 |
| Ford F-150 | 2001 | 1,236 | 8 |
| Ford F-150 | 2002 | 821 | 2 |
| Ford F-250 | 1994 | 123 | 8 |
| Ford F-250 | 1995 | 184 | 3 |
| Ford F-250 | 1996 | 176 | 4 |
| Ford F-250 | 1997 | 304 | 10 |
| Ford F-250 | 1998 | 56 | 6 |
| Ford F-250 | 1999 | 581 | 14 |
| Lincoln Blackwood | 2002 | 8 | 2 |
| Lincoln Navigator | 1998 | 192 | 5 |
| Lincoln Navigator | 1999 | 132 | 5 |
| Lincoln Navigator | 2000 | 109 | 4 |
| Lincoln Navigator | 2001 | 81 | 3 |
| Lincoln Navigator | 2002 | 32 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2005
14 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the vehicle speed control; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 05V565000 19 Dec 2005 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 05V509000 3 Nov 2005 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| 05V430000 22 Sept 2005 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 05V380000 26 Aug 2005 | CRANE CARRIER COMPANY |
| 05V329000 20 Jul 2005 | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
| 05V193000 3 May 2005 | ELDORADO NATIONAL - CALIFORNIA, INC. |
| 05V208000 27 Apr 2005 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| 05V162000 20 Apr 2005 | JAGUAR CARS LTD |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005