NHTSA complaint: 1998 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING IDLE FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHT HOURS WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING OR ANY TYPE OF BURNING ODOR FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) DUE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE RECALL PERTAINED TO HER SPECIFIC VIN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation