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Passenger car - Windstar and Explorer Ford

Official notice

8 Jan 2010

Last checked

8 Jan 2010

Critical riskEU Safety Gate
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An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Passenger car - Windstar and Explorer Ford. The products pose a risk of fire because it is possible that the speed control deactivation switch may overheat, smoke or burn. This may occur either when the vehicle is parked or when it is being operated, even if the speed control is not in use. Published 2010-01-08.

What to do now

The source does not provide specific consumer instructions. Follow the official EU Safety Gate notice for next steps.

Recall number

1706/09

Official notice

2010-01-08

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The hazard

The products pose a risk of fire because it is possible that the speed control deactivation switch may overheat, smoke or burn. This may occur either when the vehicle is parked or when it is being operated, even if the speed control is not in use.

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Affected products

Product 1

Passenger car - Windstar and Explorer

Risk / hazard

The products pose a risk of fire because it is possible that the speed control deactivation switch may overheat, smoke or burn. This may occur either when the vehicle is parked or when it is being operated, even if the speed control is not in use.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

DE · Germany

Location 2

FR · France

Affected area 1

DE · Germany

Affected area 2

FR · France

Company & contacts

Brand

Ford

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Ford.

Source & status

Source

EU Safety Gate

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

Serious risk — Fire

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

1706/09

Classification

Serious risk — Fire

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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