Crown Victoria Fires

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Latest News

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Detroit Free Press Series, Dec. 8-9, 2003

CAS – Ford Correspondence

Repairs Covered by TSB Secret Warranty

NHTSA Defect Investigations

  • [PDF] NCSA Response – December 08 2004
  • [PDF] Response from NHTSA NCSA – December 08 2004
  • Crown Victoria Investigation SQ01-014 Closing Report – December 08 2004
  • [PDF] NHTSA Response to 7/10/02 CAS Letter – December 08 2004
  • [PDF] NHTSA Response to CAS Petition – December 08 2004
  • [PDF] Ford’s Response to NHTSA Service Query Information Request – December 08 2004
  • [PDF] Service Query on Ford Technical Service Bulletin – December 08 2004
  • [PDF] Ford Communications Referencing NHTSA Investigations – December 08 2004
  • [PDF] Ford Meeting with NHTSA to Block Investigation – December 08 2004
  • [PDF] Rejected Recommendation to Open Investigation – December 08 2004

Ford Internal Documents

  • Crown Victoria Shield Description – September 29 2006
  • [PDF] Ford Tells Dealers to Install Police Fuel Tank Shields on Consumer Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis & Town Car – February 08 2006
  • [PDF] Ford Pinto Cost/Benefit Memo – January 25 2006
  • [PDF] Ford’s Defense of the Crown Victoria – December 08 2004
  • [PDF] Ford Delays Safety Upgrade Until Required By Law – December 08 2004
  • [PDF] Ford Removes “Safety” from Service Bulletin – December 08 2004
  • [PDF] Crown Victoria Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) – December 08 2004

News Articles

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Litigation

State Action

  • [PDF] City of Dallas Letter to William Clay Ford, Jr. – September 29 2005
  • [PDF] City of Dallas Press Release re: Fire Suppression Retrofit – December 08 2004
  • [PDF] City of Dallas Press Release re: Trunk Pack Testing – December 08 2004
  • [PDF] City of Dallas Trunk Pack Evaluation, Second Report – December 08 2004
  • [PDF] City of Dallas Trunk Pack Evaluation, First Report – December 08 2004
  • [PDF] City of Dallas Second Letter to Ford on Trunk Testing – December 08 2004
  • [PDF] City of Dallas First Letter to Ford on Trunk Testing – December 08 2004
  • [PDF] Ford Response to City of Dallas – December 08 2004
  • [PDF] City of Dallas Press Release re: Personal Plea to William Clay Ford, Jr. – December 08 2004
  • [PDF] Louisiana Attorney General Richard Ieyoub Press Release and Letter to Ford – December 08 2004

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Police Action

Major Past Ford Fire Recalls

NHTSA Fuel System Safety Standard Rulemaking

State Recall Laws

Victims

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CAS Actions

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