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Ford on certain pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles equipped with speed control, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat, smoke, or burn.

NHTSA campaign 05V-388 · Reported July 9, 2005 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Ford F-150 and Blackwood
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
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.
COST
Free

The short version

FORD MOTOR COMPANY reported a problem with the vehicle speed control. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.

WHY IT MATTERS

A FIRE AT THE SWITCH COULD OCCUR.

WHAT TO DO

BY LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER 12, 2005, OWNERS WERE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLES TO THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DISCONNECTED, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 05V-388.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2000–2002Ford F-150
2002Lincoln Blackwood

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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