| Ford Motor Company in connection with its | | | | leaked. Said harness stops electrical current |
| endeavor to promote safety and protection | | | | caused by the leak. |
| among its vehicle users has announced that it | | | | |
| will enhance its 2005 speed control. Said | | | | "Following last year's recall, we indicated |
| safety recall will include certain speed | | | | further analysis would continue to determine |
| control-equipped gas or natural gas 1994-2002 | | | | what vehicle characteristics were |
| F-250 through F-550 F-Super Duty trucks, | | | | contributing to the potential for switch |
| 2000-2002 Excursions, 1994-1996 Econoline | | | | leakage. After a year of intensive research, |
| vans and 1996-2002 E-450 vans, as well as | | | | including working with NHTSA's engineers, we |
| speed control-equipped 1998 Mountaineers and | | | | have concluded that certain factors on the |
| Explorers. According to the automaker about | | | | affected vehicles may lead to the switch |
| 1.2 million of these vehicles are presently | | | | overheating," Nevi added. |
| used in the United States. | | | | |
| | | | Leakage may be caused by overheating. Failure |
| "Today's action includes those vehicles that | | | | may also be a result of repeated high vacuum |
| were identified as having a interaction issue | | | | events. Moreover, to solve the potential |
| between the speed control deactivation switch | | | | predicament facing vehicle users, the |
| and the brake system that could, in rare | | | | automaker has prepared sufficient supply of |
| cases, cause the switch to overheat and | | | | Excursion Ford parts wholesale, Ford |
| ultimately catch fire," said Ray Nevi, | | | | Econoline Van parts, Ford F350 Super Duty |
| assistant director, Ford Automotive Safety | | | | pickup parts and more parts to cater to other |
| Office. | | | | mentioned vehicles. |
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| During the previous year, Ford conducted a | | | | The upcoming safety recall includes |
| recall of about 5 million vehicles to affix | | | | orientation of the switch on the brake master |
| fused wiring harness to the speed control | | | | cylinder and frequent high vacuum events at |
| deactivation switch. This was done to get rid | | | | the switch because of the typical brake |
| of the probable risk of fire if the switch | | | | system operation. |