Fire

Ford F150Expedition and Explorer

Ford
Case number
0616/06
Category
Motor vehicles
Type / Model
U2, e11*93/81*0029 (Explorer)
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇩🇪 Germany
Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Published
2006-09-29

⚠️ Risk

Overheating of the cruise control deactivation switch can cause the vehicle to catch fire, not only while travelling but also when parked. No accidents or fires are so far known to have occurred.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): OtherDate of entry into force: Unknown

The vehicles concerned were manufactured between the following dates:Explorer: 25.04.97 – 20.10.98; Expedition: 29.03.99 – 06.08.00; F150: 27.04.99 – 06.08.00; Only vehicles with a cruise control system are concerned.