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Safety Recall Supplemented
Safety Recall Supplemented.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n Ford Motor Co\n03 August 2006\n\n\nContact: Kristen Kinley \n 313-337-2786 \n [email protected]\n\nIMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\n\nFORD SUPPLEMENTS A SAFETY RECALL\n\nDEARBORN, Mich., August 3, 2006 - Ford Motor Company announced today that it is \nsupplementing the 2005 speed control deactivation system recall to include \ncertain speed control-equipped gas or natural gas 1994-2002 F-250 through F-550 \nF-Super Duty trucks, 2000-2002 Excursions, 1994-1996 Econoline vans and \n1996-2002 E-450 vans, as well as speed control-equipped 1998 Explorers and \nMountaineers. Ford estimates that there are approximately 1.2 million of these \nvehicles currently on U.S. roads.\n\n'Today's action includes those vehicles that were identified as having a \ninteraction issue between the speed control deactivation switch and the brake \nsystem that could, in rare cases, cause the switch to overheat and ultimately \ncatch fire,' said Ray Nevi, assistant director, Ford Automotive Safety Office.\n\nLast year, Ford conducted a recall of approximately five million vehicles to add \na fused wiring harness to the speed control deactivation switch to eliminate the \npotential risk of fire if the switch leaked. The fused wiring harness cuts off \nthe electrical current to the switch in the rare event there is increased \ncurrent due to a leaking switch. Increased current can result in the switch \noverheating.\n\n'Following last year's recall, we indicated further analysis would continue to \ndetermine what vehicle characteristics were contributing to the potential for \nswitch leakage,' said Nevi. 'After a year of intensive research, including \nworking with NHTSA's engineers, we have concluded that certain factors on the \naffected vehicles may lead to the switch overheating.'\n\nThese factors include the specific orientation of the switch on the brake master \ncylinder and repeated high vacuum events at the switch due to typical brake \nsystem operation. It is the repeated high vacuum events that may cause some \nspeed control deactivation switch seals to become more susceptible to failure, \nthus allowing brake fluid to pass through the seal to the electrical side of the \nswitch. Brake fluid leaks into the switch can cause it to corrode and possibly \noverheat. The high vacuum events combined with the switch orientation increase \nthe potential for a fire ...