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