Ford Expedition Recalls

Recall Date: March 2004

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VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL : CRUISE CONTROL
Car Accident Advice often obtains recall notices before dealers and owners. The NHTSA recommends that you wait for the mailed bulletin to arrive before requesting the work to be done. However, you can ask your Ford Expedition Recalls dealer when the next recall update notice is expected at their shop.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regularly announces vehicle safety car recalls in an effort to inform and urge owners to get problems repaired quickly.

In the United States, safety car recalls must be performed at no charge to the customer. Car manufacturers are required by law to mail notices of car recalls to owners and dealers.

Notices get lost in the mail or discarded as junk mail. Even after these attempts to notify customers, only 72% of owners affected by safety issue car recalls have the recall work completed for Ford Expedition Recalls.

For the most current information about Ford Expedition Recalls contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Auto Safety Hotline: 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236)

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Make / Models :		Model/Build Years:
Ford Expedition Recalls		2000

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 05V017000

Potential Number Of Units Affected : 738490 in total campaign Ford Expedition Recalls, Ford F150 Recalls, Lincoln Navigator Recalls

Summary Ford Expedition Recalls

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

THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A FIRE. FIRES HAVE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLES WERE PARKED WITH THE IGNITION 'OFF.'

Remedy:
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. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.

Notes:
FORD RECALL NO. 05S28 . CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236.

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For more detail regarding your specific vehicle, contact your dealer, the NHTSA website http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov, Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236, or your local government recall office.

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