NHTSA recall 07V078000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 07V078000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 05S28 |
| Manufacturer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Reported | 2007-03-06 |
| Owners notified | 2007-03-12 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Units potentially affected | 155584 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL, GASOLINE OR NATURAL GAS ENGINES, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT.
What can happen
OVERHEATING COULD RESULT IN SMOKE, BURN, OR AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS INTO THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 12, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673. (NOTE: ALSO SEE RECALLS 05V017, 05V388, AND 06V286)
Notes
FORD RECALL NO. 05S28. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
| 2002 FORD E-550 | |
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| 2003 FORD E-550 | |
| 2003 FORD EXCURSION | Built to 2002-11-03. |
| 2003 FORD F-150 | Built 2002-07-29 to 2003-10-30. |
| 2003 FORD F-250 SD | Built 2002-08-01 to 2003-01-06. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2003 FORD F-350 SD | Built 2002-08-01 to 2003-01-06. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2003 FORD F-450 SD | Built 2002-08-01 to 2003-01-06. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2003 FORD F-550 SD | Built 2002-08-01 to 2003-01-06. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2003 LINCOLN BLACKWOOD |
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Investigated as EA05005
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EA05005 | Engineering analysis, opened 2005-03-22, closed 2006-08-02. ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 042411 | 2005-04-28. Service bulletin. MEMONTARY RETURN TO IDLE DURING AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION - DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0123. *TT |
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| 03183 | 2003-11-15. Service bulletin. DEDICATED COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) ROUGH IDLE OR NO START WHEN COLD VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEDICATED 4.6L OR 5.4L CNG ENGINE ONLY. *TT |
| 16818 | 2003-09-16. Service bulletin. THROTTLE CONTROL SPLASH SHIELD INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS. *TT |
| 16791 | 2003-09-10. Service bulletin. ROUGH/ROLLING IDLE, POOR IDLE RETURN, LOW POWER, INJECTOR FAULT CODES OR INCREASED SMOKE. *TT |
| 03B03 | 2003-04-14. Service bulletin. ADJUSTABLE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR REPLACEMENT FOR VEHICLES EXHIBITING A PROBLEM WITH THE ADJUSTABLE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0221 OR P0122. *TT SUPPLEMENT #1. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.