Cruise control switches in Ford vehicles may cause fire
On Tuesday, Ford Motor Company expanded a recall by an additional 4.5 million vehicles making it the largest single recall in Ford's history. The recall of approximately 16 million vehicles is due to faulty cruise control deactivation switches that have caused fires. The switches were made by Texas Instruments. According to NHTSA, the switch can leak hydraulic fluid when can then cause a fire.
The recalled vehicles include:
1993-1997 F-Series SuperDuty diesel trucks
1999-2003 F-Series SuperDuty diesel trucks
1995-1997 Ranger trucks
2001-2003 Ranger trucks
2000-2003 Excursion diesel SUVs
1992-2003 Econoline commercial vans
1995-2002 Explorer SUVs
1995-2003 Windstar minivans
If you own a vehicle listed above, take it to your nearest Ford dealership for repairs.
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