# NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA02025
> **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.

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=EA02025)
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