Engineering Analysis · SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FIRES · Opened 2002-09-06 · Closed 2004-06-30
Investigation
Action number
EA02025
Type
Engineering Analysis
Open date
2002-09-06
Close date
2004-06-30
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Affected makes
FORD; LINCOLN; MERCURY
Affected components
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Affected model years
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Affected (make, year) variants
18
Summary
BASED ON THE LOW RATE OF FIRE INCIDENTS (2.5 INCIDENTS PER 100,000 VEHICLES SOLD) WHERE FAILURE OF THE SCDS IS INVOLVED AND THE AGE OF THE VEHICLES ? 7 TO 11 YEARS ? A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AND FURTHER USE OF AGENCY RESOURCES DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.