Crown Victoria Fires

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Latest News

• Cruisers to be fitted with new safety panels – June 09 2008
• Family of four dies in accident – March 13 2008
• Fort Worth officer killed while helping motorist – December 18 2006
• 2 troopers, woman die in blazing crash – September 29 2006
• Promising Fashion Model Dies In Fiery Crash – August 08 2006
• Wesley Chapel fashion model dies in New Jersey accident – August 08 2006
• [PDF] Town Car Fuel Tank Shield Service Campaign – April 08 2006
• [PDF] Ford Tells Dealers to Install Police Fuel Tank Shields on Consumer Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis & Town Car – February 08 2006
• [PDF] Ford Puts Police Fuel Tank Shields on 1995-06 Lincoln Town Car Limos – February 08 2006
• A Safety Matter [Lincoln Town Car Fuel Tank] – October 25 2005

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

• Ford insists cars safe, but cops keep dying – February 22 2005
• Faces Behind the Fires – December 08 2004
• Crown Vic fire forever changes police officer – December 10 2003
• AMONG THE UNHEARD STORIES: Death leaves a void in NASCAR family – December 10 2003
• Rebuffed by Ford, cops look for car fixes alone – December 09 2003
• CROWN VICS: Safety concerns deserved better response from Ford – December 09 2003
• Critics Say Fuel Tanks Periously Placed – December 08 2003
• Reported deaths don’t add up – December 08 2003
• Ford Stands By Its Car – December 08 2003
• Officers Pick Crown Vic – December 08 2003

CAS – Ford Correspondence

• CAS Response to Ford – February 22 2005
• [PDF] Ford Vice President Susan Cischke Response to CAS Recall Request – December 08 2004
• CAS Recall Request to William Clay Ford, Jr. – September 16 2003
• CAS New Death Toll & 80+ mph Survivable Crash Technology Letter to Ford – November 20 2002

Repairs Covered by TSB Secret Warranty

• [PDF] Ford Requires Owners to Request “Fix” – December 08 2004
• [PDF] Ford Dealer Bulletin re: CVPI Repair Kit – December 08 2004
• CAS Consumer Advisory – November 20 2002
• CAS Letter to California Attorney General – November 20 2002
• CAS Letter to Wisconsin Attorney General – November 09 2002
• CAS Letter to Virginia Attorney General – November 09 2002
• CAS Letter to Connecticut Attorney General – November 09 2002

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

• Grieving couple urge Ford to do more – July 11 2006
• Family, Ford settle wrongful-death lawsuit – July 11 2006
• Limit Unsafe Police Cruisers – February 22 2005
• Judge Sends Cop Car Suits to State Courts – June 02 2004
• Senator Clinton Call For Increased Safety Measures For Crown Victoria Police Vehicles – May 21 2004
• Ford Ordered to Test Cop Car Safety Add-On – March 19 2004
• Dallas plans to retrofit cop cars – March 05 2004
• Schumer Urges Federal Investigation Into Mechanically Flawed Police Cars That Have Killed 15 Officers – November 29 2003
• The Police Car of Choice has a Deadly Record – August 06 2003
• Retired Police Cruisers Thriving in Appalachia Despite Safety Concerns – August 05 2003

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Litigation

• Ford Admits Crown Vic Failed Crash Test – February 22 2005
• [PDF] Texas Police Class Action Complaint – December 08 2004
• Ford Settles with Families of Officers Burned to Death – February 21 2003
• Parents Of Dallas Police Officer To File Lawsuit – February 20 2003

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

• Ohio State Highway Patrol on 9/06 CVPI Fatal Fire Crash – November 03 2006
• [PDF] NY Police Demand Recall After 4 Fire Crashes of CVPIs with Shields in May 2003 – December 08 2004
• Union Acts to Protect Troopers from Car Fires – June 13 2003

Major Past Ford Fire Recalls

• [PDF] NHTSA Pinto Defect Determination – December 08 2004
• Ford Fuel System Recalls – November 09 2002
• Ford Ambulance/Van Fuel-Fed Fires – November 09 2002
• Ford Pinto Fuel-Fed Fires – November 09 2002

NHTSA Fuel System Safety Standard Rulemaking

• [PDF] Ford’s Comments to FMVSS 301 Rulemaking
  Ford’s Comments to FMVSS 301 Rulemaking
  – December 08 2004
• 1990 NHTSA Study of Motor Vehicle Fires and FMVSS 301 – November 09 2002
• 1993 Center for Auto Safety Petition to Upgrade FMVSS 301 – November 09 2002

State Recall Laws

• Wisconsin Code § 218.0172 (the “Secret Warranty Law”) – November 09 2002
• Virginia Code §§ 59.1-207.34 thru 59.1-207-.39 (the “Secret Warranty Law”) – November 09 2002
• Connecticut – November 09 2002
• California Civil Code (the “Secret Warranty Law”) – November 09 2002

Victims

• [PDF] List of Known Fatal Fire Crashes – March 13 2008
• Troopers identify five killed in fiery wreck on I-95 – October 04 2005
• Troy Couple’s Car [Mercury Grand Marquis] Known for Catching Fire when Hit – February 21 2005
• Latest Crown Victoria Fire Claims Family of NASCAR Crew Chief – September 17 2003
• Trooper Killed when Trapped in Burning Car after Crash – June 05 2003
• Missouri State Trooper Killed in Accident on I-70 – June 05 2003
• Trooper Dies in Fiery Crash – June 04 2003
• Mo. Highway Patrol Trooper Dies In Fiery I-70 Accident – May 23 2003
• SUV Hits Trooper’s Car in Fatal N.Y. Wreck – March 06 2003
• Dead Trooper’s Family Sues Ford for $250 Million – February 19 2003

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CAS Actions

• CAS Testimony Before NY Senate on Crown Victoria Fires – September 29 2005
• Letter to NHTSA Administrator Runge Re: Recall Remedy – November 09 2002
• CAS Petitions NHTSA to Open Engineering Analysis – November 09 2002
• CAS Letter to NHTSA Administrator Runge Re: Public Disclosure – November 09 2002

About Crown Victoria Fires

• Crown Vic Category Description – September 29 2006
• Ford Sandbags Crown Victoria Safety – March 12 2003
• [PDF] Failure Analysis Report on Crown Victoria – March 12 2003
• Crown Victoria Sales – November 09 2002

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