- Vehicles
- 155,584
- Built between
- Jul 2002 – Oct 2003
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 12 March 2007
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2002 and October 2003. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2002-2003 Ford E-550
- 2003 Ford ExcursionBuilt unknown to November 2002
- 2003 Ford F-150Built July 2002 to October 2003
- 2003 Ford F-250 SDBuilt August 2002 to January 2003
- 2003 Ford F-350 SDBuilt August 2002 to January 2003
- 2003 Ford F-450 SDBuilt August 2002 to January 2003
- 2003 Ford F-550 SDBuilt August 2002 to January 2003
- 2003 Lincoln Blackwood
What the defect is
On certain trucks equipped with speed control, gasoline or natural gas engines, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat.
What could happen
Overheating could result in smoke, burn, or an underhood fire.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS INTO THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 12, 2007.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2002 to October 2003
- Recall reported to NHTSA6 March 2007
- Owners notified12 March 2007
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 6 March 2007.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. (note: also see recalls 05V017, 05V388, and 06V286)
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 05S28
- Recalling manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Ford recall no. 05S28. Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.