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NHTSA campaign 05V388000 · Ford campaign 05S28

Ford and Lincoln Recall 05V-388: SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 05V388000 (Ford campaign 05S28) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on September 7, 2005, with 4,500,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford F-150, Ford Expedition, Ford F-250 and more for model years 1995–2002 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on September 12, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
05V388000 (also written 05V-388 or 05V388)
Filed by
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number
05S28
Report received
Potentially affected
4,500,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Vehicle Speed Control
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V388000. 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

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Lincoln

  • Lincoln Blackwood

    • 2002 · Vehicles built through August 20, 2002 (per NHTSA)

  • Lincoln Navigator

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V388000.

Defect description

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

Safety consequence

A FIRE AT THE SWITCH COULD OCCUR.

Manufacturer 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)

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 05V388000

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.