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NHTSA Investigation

EA08021

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

Type: EAStatus: ClosedOpened: September 17, 2008Closed: October 14, 2009

Key Takeaways

  • Investigation EA08021 currently maps to 9 tracked vehicle-year pages across 1 make.
  • This page summarizes the public investigation subject, status, timing, and affected tracked vehicles linked from NHTSA source data.
  • The linked component on this record is electrical system.
  • This investigation record also references recall campaign 09V399000.

What This Investigation Page Shows

This page summarizes a public NHTSA investigation record tied to one or more tracked vehicle-year pages in our database. Investigation records sit between owner complaints and recall campaigns: they can remain open, close without a recall, or connect to a later remedy action. Use this page to see which tracked vehicles are linked to the record, then open the individual vehicle pages for complaints, recalls, and crash test context.

Investigation Summary

EA08-021 IS CLOSED WITH FORD'S ACTIONS IN RECALL 09V-399 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILLION VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCHES (SCDS).WITH THIS RECALL FORD HAS NOW RECALLED ALL OF THE APPROXIMATE 16 MILLION FORD MODEL VEHICLES THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM MY 1992 THROUGH 2003 WITH A TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SCDS.NHTSA WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE RECALLED VEHICLES TO ENSURE REMEDIES INSTALLED BY FORD TOMITIGATE THE POTENTIAL FOR SCDS RELATED FIRES ARE EFFECTIVE.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.SEE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

Manufacturer listed on the source record: Ford Motor Company

Component listed on the source record: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Affected Vehicles (9)

YearMakeModel
1995FordWindstar
1996FordWindstar
1997FordWindstar
1998FordWindstar
1999FordWindstar
2000FordWindstar
2001FordWindstar
2002FordWindstar
2003FordWindstar

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Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026