Ford Motor Company: Vehicle Speed Control
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 6, 2007 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 155,584. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL, GASOLINE OR NATURAL GAS ENGINES, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT.
The risk
OVERHEATING COULD RESULT IN SMOKE, BURN, OR AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS INTO THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 12, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673. (NOTE: ALSO SEE RECALLS 05V017, 05V388, AND 06V286)
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Ford E550 | 66 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 2003 Ford Excursion | 106 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| 2003 Ford F-150 | 423 | 11 | 37 | 43 |
| 2003 Ford F-250 SD | 178 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| 2003 Ford F-350 SD | 132 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 2003 Ford F-450 SD | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Ford F-550 SD | 33 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 2003 Lincoln Blackwood | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Ford E550 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 07V078000.
Full record for the 2003 Ford E550 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →