Crown Victoria Fires
Recent Articles and Documents
Crown Victoria Fires - Latest News
- Woman dies when car crashes into DPS cruiser
- Cruisers to be fitted with new safety panels
- Family of four dies in accident
- Fort Worth officer killed while helping motorist
- 2 troopers, woman die in blazing crash
- Promising Fashion Model Dies In Fiery Crash
- Wesley Chapel fashion model dies in New Jersey accident
- Town Car Fuel Tank Shield Service Campaign
- Ford Tells Dealers to Install Police Fuel Tank Shields on Consumer Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis & Town Car
- Ford Puts Police Fuel Tank Shields on 1995-06 Lincoln Town Car Limos
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Detroit Free Press Series, Dec. 8-9, 2003
- Faces Behind the Fires
- Crown Vic fire forever changes police officer
- CROWN VICS: Safety concerns deserved better response from Ford
- Rebuffed by Ford, cops look for car fixes alone
- AMONG THE UNHEARD STORIES: Death leaves a void in NASCAR family
- Officers Pick Crown Vic
- Ford Stands By Its Car
- Critics Say Fuel Tanks Periously Placed
- Reported deaths don't add up
- Ford insists cars safe, but cops keep dying
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CAS - Ford Correspondence
Repairs Covered by TSB Secret Warranty
NHTSA Defect Investigations
- NCSA Response
- Response from NHTSA NCSA
- Crown Victoria Investigation SQ01-014 Closing Report
- NHTSA Response to 7/10/02 CAS Letter
- NHTSA Response to CAS Petition
- Ford's Response to NHTSA Service Query Information Request
- Service Query on Ford Technical Service Bulletin
- Ford Communications Referencing NHTSA Investigations
- Ford Meeting with NHTSA to Block Investigation
- Rejected Recommendation to Open Investigation
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Ford Internal Documents
- Crown Victoria Shield Description
- Ford Tells Dealers to Install Police Fuel Tank Shields on Consumer Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis & Town Car
- Ford's Defense of the Crown Victoria
- Ford Delays Safety Upgrade Until Required By Law
- Ford Pinto Cost/Benefit Memo
- Ford Removes Safety from Service Bulletin
- Crown Victoria Technical Service Bulletin (TSB)
News Articles
- Grieving couple urge Ford to do more
- Family, Ford settle wrongful-death lawsuit
- Judge Sends Cop Car Suits to State Courts
- Senator Clinton Call For Increased Safety Measures For Crown Victoria Police Vehicles
- Ford Ordered to Test Cop Car Safety Add-On
- Dallas plans to retrofit cop cars
- The Police Car of Choice has a Deadly Record
- Retired Police Cruisers Thriving in Appalachia Despite Safety Concerns
- Ford Device Fails Crash Tests
- Limit Unsafe Police Cruisers
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Litigation
State Action
- City of Dallas Press Release re: Fire Suppression Retrofit
- City of Dallas Press Release re: Trunk Pack Testing
- City of Dallas Trunk Pack Evaluation, Second Report
- City of Dallas Trunk Pack Evaluation, First Report
- City of Dallas Second Letter to Ford on Trunk Testing
- City of Dallas First Letter to Ford on Trunk Testing
- Ford Response to City of Dallas
- City of Dallas Letter to William Clay Ford, Jr.
- City of Dallas Press Release re: Personal Plea to William Clay Ford, Jr.
- Louisiana Attorney General Richard Ieyoub Press Release and Letter to Ford
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Police Action
Major Past Ford Fire Recalls
NHTSA Fuel System Safety Standard Rulemaking
State Recall Laws
Victims
- Troopers identify five killed in fiery wreck on I-95
- List of Known Fatal Fire Crashes
- Troy Couple's Car [Mercury Grand Marquis] Known for Catching Fire when Hit
- Latest Crown Victoria Fire Claims Family of NASCAR Crew Chief
- Trooper Killed when Trapped in Burning Car after Crash
- Missouri State Trooper Killed in Accident on I-70
- Trooper Dies in Fiery Crash
- Mo. Highway Patrol Trooper Dies In Fiery I-70 Accident
- Dead Trooper's Family Sues Ford for $250 Million
- New York State Trooper Killed by Fire
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