NHTSA Defect Investigation List for the 1995 Ford Bronco
The Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) is an office within the NHTSA which investigates serious safety problems in the design, construction or performance of vehicles. The NHTSA is authorized to order manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles, if the ODI finds a safety issue. NHTSA investigations for the 1995 Ford Bronco, both ongoing and closed, are listed below:
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ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES NHTSA Defect Investigation #EA05005
Component: Electrical System*
Summary: EA05-005 is closed with Ford's actions in recalls 05V-017, 05V-388, and 06V-286, recalling approximately 6.7 million vehicles equipped with Texas instruments speed control deactivation switches (scds). The brake systems in these recalled vehicles generate a vacuum that can potentially cause the scds to fail and, in certain switch installation orientations, catch fire. Ford is also including the entire population of 1998 Explorers. Ford has informed ODI that testing to determine the cause of failures in the 1998 Explorers will continue after this investigation is closed. ODI believes that the vehicles exhibiting the factors causing scds failure described in this report correlate well with the observed failure rates on these vehicles by model and model year. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist in the non-recalled vehicles manufactured with scds that are not included in Ford's recalls. ODI will continue to monitor the non-recalled population for incidence of engine compartment fires. The Agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances. See attached closing report for details.
NHTSA: For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #EA05005 »
* This defect investigation is filed under 21 related vehicle components.