Vehicle Recall

Ford Vehicle Speed Control

Ford is recalling about 4,500,000 vehicles over a problem with the vehicle speed control. A vehicle fire could occur with or without the engine running.

Campaign
09V399000
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Reported
13 October 2009
Vehicles
4,500,000
Built between
Feb 1993 – Dec 2002
Models
15
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
27 October 2009
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 1993 and December 2002. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1992-2003 Ford E-150
  • 1992-2003 Ford E-250
  • 1992-2003 Ford E-350
  • 1992-2003 Ford E-450
  • 1992-2003 Ford E-550
  • 2000-2003 Ford ExcursionBuilt March 1999 to November 2002
  • 1995-2002 Ford ExplorerBuilt August 1994 to August 2002
  • 1993-1997, 1999-2003 Ford F-250 SD
  • 1993-1997, 1999-2003 Ford F-350 SD
  • 1993-1997, 1999-2003 Ford F-450 SD
  • 1993-1997, 1999-2003 Ford F-550 SD
  • 1994 Ford F53Built February 1993 to August 1994
  • 1995-1997, 2001-2003 Ford RangerBuilt January 1994 to December 2002
  • 1995-2003 Ford WindstarBuilt December 1993 to October 2002
  • 1997, 2002 Mercury MountaineerBuilt March 1996 to August 2002

What the defect is

Ford is recalling model years 1995-2003 windstar, 2000-2003 excursion diesel, 1993-1997 and 1999-2003 F-250 sd through F-550 sd diesel, 1992-2003 E-150 through E-550, 1995-2002 explorer, 1997 and 2002 mercury mountaineer, 1995-1997 and 2001-2003 ranger, and 1994 F53 vehicles equipped with the texas instruments speed control deactivation switch (scds). The scds may leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn.

What could happen

A vehicle fire could occur with or without the engine running.

What gets fixed

FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS THAT DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS IN LINE WITH THE SCDS. ON 1999-2003 WINDSTAR VEHICLES WITH A LEAKING SCDS, DEALERS WILL ALSO INSPECT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR AND REPAIR AS NECESSARY. REPAIRS WILL BE COMPLETED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 27, 2009.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 1993 to December 2002
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA13 October 2009
  3. Owners notified27 October 2009

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 13 October 2009.

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 1-888-222-2751.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
09S09
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's recall campaign number is 09S09.OWNERS 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

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.

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