I adjusted a commercial fire that appeared to be caused by one of these switches, be aware of this possibility when there is a Ford vehicle involved, be sure to think about c/o investigations and subro potential.

The cruise control switch is always energized ("hot") and more volts are going into the Texas Instruments chip than it was designed for... brake fluid starts on fire. Preserve your evidence scene, tape it off until your C/o experts gets control of the scene...

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Ford Recalls 4.5 Million Additional Vehicles In Switch Recall

A Ford assembly plant shows a row of Lincoln products from earlier in the decade. (Ford Media photo)

Ford Motor Co. says it will add 4.5 million older-model vehicles to the list of those recalled because a defective cruise control switch could cause a fire.

Ford says 1.1 million Ford Windstar minivans will be recalled for repairs due to a small risk of fires.

The company says another 3.4 million Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles with the same switches also will be recalled even though there have been no reports of fires. Those vehicles mainly are trucks and SUVs.

All vehicles covered by the recall are from the 1992 to 2003 model years.

Sherwood says this is Ford's seventh recall due to the

Instruments speed control switches. The

cover a total of 14.3 million vehicles and combined are the largest in Ford's history.