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NHTSA campaign 05V017000 · Ford campaign 05S28

Ford and Lincoln Recall 05V-017: SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FIRES

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 05V017000 (Ford campaign 05S28) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on January 27, 2005, with 738,490 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Expedition, Ford F-150, Ford Supercrew and more for model years 2000–2001. Owners were notified on February 8, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05V017000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
05V017000 (also written 05V-017 or 05V017)
Filed by
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number
05S28
Report received
Potentially affected
738,490 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Vehicle Speed Control — Cruise Control
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V017000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Ford

  • Ford Expedition

    • 2000 · Vehicles built through August 7, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • Ford F-150

    • 2000 · Vehicles built through August 7, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • Ford Supercrew

    • 2001 · Vehicles built through August 7, 2000 (per NHTSA)
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Lincoln

  • Lincoln Navigator

    • 2000 · Vehicles built through August 7, 2000 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V017000.

Defect description

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

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A FIRE. FIRES HAVE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLES WERE PARKED WITH THE IGNITION 'OFF.'

Manufacturer remedy

AS AN INTERIM REPAIR, OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLES TO THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DISCONNECTED. AS SOON AS REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE (EARLY APRIL 2005), OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN TO THE DEALERS FOR INSTALLATION OF A NEW SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673. (NOTE: ALSO SEE RECALLS 05V388 AND 06V286)

Notes

FORD RECALL NO. 05S28.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V017000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.