Crown Victoria Safety Alert News 2002

Dallas sues Ford seeking information on police cars…
By Hannah Lobel, Associated Press 12.27.2002
DALLAS — The City of Dallas on Thursday sued Ford Motor Co., seeking information about Crown Victoria police cars that officers’ groups say are prone to erupt in flames when hit

Crown Victoria Safety Alert News 2003

12.15.2003
Senate committee finds effort to improve safety of Crown Vics should continue
WHITE PLAINS – A state Senate committee released its findings Monday on the safety of Ford Crown Victorias. Safety of Crown Victoria police cruisers made headlines in Westchester after State Trooper Robert…

Crown Victoria Safety Alert News 2004

S E P T E M B E R

09.27.04

Prairie View officer killed in fiery crash
The fiery death of a Prairie View police officer has put the spotlight back on America’s most popular police car. Approximately 75 percent of the nation’s officers drive…

Crown Victoria Safety Alert News 2005

Ford Offers Safety Kit for Limo Fuel Tanks…
11.28.05
The upgrade, same as that provided to police, comes as the firm faces a wrongful-death suit
By Myron Levin, Times Staff Writer
November 28, 2005
First it was police cruisers. Now it’s stretch limousines. Ford Motor

Fatal Fire Crashes, from 2006 to 2008

Hollywood officer killed in fatal crash…
Sunday, Nov 23, 2008
Hollywood police on Sunday identified the officer killed in a fiery single-car wreck Saturday night as 31-year-old Alex Del Rio, a nine-year veteran currently assigned to traffic enforcement. On Saturday night, Del Rio’s colleagues were

Action Letters: Crown Victoria Safety Alert

Make sure your police, sheriff and other law enforcement departments know about the problem and what they can do to help.

Make sure that your elected officials especially mayors, county judges, district attorneys, state attorneys general, and governors know about the problem.

Write to Ford…

Howell v. Ford Case and Issue Facts

Statement by Ricky and Brenda Howell
Two years ago, we lost our three beautiful, wonderful daughters—Tara, Mysti and Megan—in a horrible fire tragedy. We will never recover from their loss. Yesterday, we ended one chapter in that loss. CONTINUED >
Howell v. Ford Case and Issue…

Technical Service Bulletin issued by Ford

A Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) was issued by Ford in October 2001. The Bulletin recommended that modifications made to “reduce the unlikely possibility of a fuel tank puncture during an extremely high-speed rear impact.”
The primary suggestion in the bulletin is to modify the hex…

Court Finds Ford CVPI Advertising Deceptive and Misleading

An Illinois court has ruled that Ford’s advertising of its CVPI was “deceptive and misleading,” and imposed judicial sanctions against Ford for its misconduct. In September of last year, Ford mailed a nationwide brochure to all CVPI users claiming that its CVPI had been successfully…

Crown Victoria Safety Alert Design Problem

Ford’s Panther line of cars, which consists of the Crown Victoria, Lincoln Town Car and Grand Marquis, is designed with the fuel tank located outside the protection of the rear axel and within the car’s “crush zone.” No other passenger cars manufactured in North America…

CFA Safety Letter

September 26, 2002
Dr. Jeffrey Runge, Administrator
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
400 7th Street SW
Washington DC 20590
Dear Dr. Runge:
We appreciate your work to try to get Ford Motor Company to recall its Crown Victoria Police Interceptors (CVPI) for defective fuel…

Statistics

Statistics developed by Ford revealed that Crown Victoria Police Interceptors have a rate of fatal collision fuel fed fires far higher than other vehicles.…

Crown Victoria Safety Alert

Every day, thousands of our nation’s law enforcement officers get behind the wheel of their police cars — cars that could explode on impact. The Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (CVPI) vehicles — an estimated 400,000 on the road today — have a potentially fatal…

Crown Victoria Safety Alerts Timeline

Names of Officers Who Died

Florida Highway Patrol Patrick Ambroise was parked on the shoulder of the Florida Turnpike, most likely running a radar on traffic, when his patrol car was hit from behind by a Lexus. The collision sparked a fire in the patrol car, and the officer died…