NHTSA Campaign 05V017000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
NHTSA campaign 05V017000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the vehicle speed control: cruise control. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 05V017000 with NHTSA on January 27, 2005; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 05V017000, NHTSA lists up to 738,490 potentially affected vehicles.
The 05V017000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V017000 were scheduled from February 8, 2005, 12 days after the report.
05V017000 covers 4 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 05V017000 covers have filed at least 326 complaints naming the vehicle speed control, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V017000 vehicles, the 2000 Ford F-150 has the most (188).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V017000 ranks 15 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 05V017000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 14 other recalls on the vehicle speed control on this site; the one before 05V017000 was 04V574000, reported on December 7, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUP TRUCKS, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A FIRE. FIRES HAVE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLES WERE PARKED WITH THE IGNITION 'OFF.'
- The fix
- 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.
Reported January 27, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V017000 (4)
Lincoln (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V017000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: January 27, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted