Ford Motor Company | NHTSA Recall #07V336000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 07V336000 by Ford Motor Company. Includes 3,600,000 affected units, SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH, component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Defect Summary
On certain pickup trucks, passenger vehicles, sport utility vehicles, and motor homes chassis, the speed control deactivation switch may, under certain conditions, leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn.
Corrective Action
Dealers will install a fused wiring harness. owners of the passenger cars included in this campaign will be instructed to return their vehicles to their dealers to have the speed control deactivation switch disconnected as an interim repair. as soon as repair parts are available (expected october 2007), owners will be instructed to return to the dealers for installation of a fused wiring harness. the recall began on august 13, 2007, and mailing completed by september 19, 2007. owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751.