Federal safety regulators warned that 5 million Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury vehicles could pose a serious fire hazard to vehicles and dwellings.
The highly unusual consumer advisory is the second from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) urging owners of recalled Ford, Lincoln and Mercury SUVs, pickup trucks, vans, and passenger cars to take their vehicles to a local dealership for a "corrective repair."
NHTSA once again warned that the recalled vehicles contain a defective cruise control switch that could lead to "a fire at any time, even while the vehicle is turned-off, parked and unattended."
Repair parts are now available, according to Ford.
Federal safety regulators remain "concerned that many owners have yet to respond to multiple safety defect recall notifications from Ford."
Of the 12 million vehicles involved in the recall, nearly 5 million have not yet been brought to Ford for repair," according to NHTSA.
Here is the list of fire-prone Ford vehicles released by NHTSA:
• 1993-2004 Ford F150
• 1993-1999 Ford F250 (gasoline engine)
• 1993-1996 Ford Bronco
• 1994-1996 Ford Econoline
• 1997-2002 Ford Expedition
• 1998-2002 Lincoln Navigator
• 1998-2002 Ford Ranger
• 1992-1998 Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Car
• 1993-1998 Lincoln Mark VIII
• 1993-1995 Ford Taurus SHO with automatic transmission
• 1994 Mercury Capri
• 1998-2001 Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer
• 2001-2002 Ford Explorer Sport and Explorer Sport Trac
• 1992-1993 and 1997-2003 Ford E-150-350 gasoline or natural gas vehicles
• 2002 Ford E-550 gasoline engine vehicles
• 1996-2003 Ford E-450 gasoline or natural gas vehicles
• 1994-2002 Ford F-250 through F-550 super Duty trucks (gasoline engine)
• 2000-2002 Ford Excursion (gasoline engine)
• 2003 F250-F550 Super Duty, Ford Excursion
• 1995-2002 Ford F53 Motor home chassis
• 2002-2003 Lincoln Blackwood
Consumers with questions should contact their local Ford, Lincoln or Mercury dealer, or call 888-222-2751.
