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Engineering Analysis EA05-005: ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

  • Closed

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Engineering Analysis EA05-005 on March 22, 2005 and closed it on August 2, 2006. NHTSA's investigations file lists 19 models from 3 makes for it and links 7 recalls to it.

Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file

Key facts

NHTSA number
EA05-005 (also written EA05005)
Investigation type
Engineering Analysis A more detailed stage of a defect investigation, opened when NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation decides an issue merits further review, often after a Preliminary Evaluation or a Recall Query; it can include vehicle testing, surveys and further information requests.
Status
Closed August 2, 2006
Opened
Closed
Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Components
Electrical System; Electrical System — Wiring — Front Underhood; Vehicle Speed Control — Cruise Control
Recalls linked by NHTSA
  • 05V-388: SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH, reported
  • 06V-286: SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH/SUPPLEMENT, reported
  • 07V-078: SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH/SUPPLEMENT, reported
  • 07V-336: SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH, reported
  • 07V-347: SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH, reported
  • 07V-488: SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH, reported
  • 08V-025: SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH/FORD, reported
Vehicles and equipment
19 models from 3 makes, including the Ford F-250 and Ford F-250 SD

NHTSA's summary

As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Engineering Analysis EA05-005.

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EA05-005 IS CLOSED WITH FORD?S ACTIONS IN RECALLS 05V-017, 05V-388, AND 06V-286, RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 6.7 MILLION VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCHES (SCDS).

THE BRAKE SYSTEMS IN THESE RECALLED VEHICLES GENERATE A VACUUM THAT CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE SCDS TO FAIL AND, IN CERTAIN SWITCH INSTALLATION ORIENTATIONS, CATCH FIRE.FORD IS ALSO INCLUDING THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF 1998 EXPLORERS.FORD HAS INFORMED ODI THAT TESTING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURES IN THE 1998 EXPLORERS WILL CONTINUE AFTER THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.ODI BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLES EXHIBITING THE FACTORS CAUSING SCDS FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT CORRELATE WELL WITH THE OBSERVED FAILURE RATES ON THESE VEHICLES BY MODEL AND MODEL YEAR.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST IN THE NON-RECALLED VEHICLES MANUFACTURED WITH SCDS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN FORD?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE NON-RECALLED POPULATION FOR INCIDENCE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.SEE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT FOR DETAILS.

Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation

NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Engineering Analysis EA05-005. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to that page's NHTSA investigations section.

Ford

All Ford recalls

Lincoln

All Lincoln recalls

Mercury

  • Mercury Mountaineer

All Mercury recalls

What an NHTSA investigation is

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) looks into possible safety defects in vehicles and equipment, often after owner complaints. An investigation usually starts as a Preliminary Evaluation, or as a Recall Query when it concerns whether an existing recall covers the right vehicles or fixes the problem, and ODI can upgrade it to a more detailed Engineering Analysis. A Defect Petition asks NHTSA to open an investigation, and Audit and Equipment Queries are administrative investigations into whether companies complied with federal vehicle safety requirements, such as reporting, recall and certification rules.

An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

To see whether a specific vehicle has an open recall, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Sources

NHTSA's investigation record for EA05-005

Investigation details come from NHTSA's investigations file, which try.vin imports once a day. The investigation types are described from the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's May 2023 report on NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA's petition rules (49 CFR Parts 552 and 557) and NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation procedures. How try.vin reads NHTSA investigations.