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Ford · Canada · High

Ford E350: Lights and Instruments

Affects Ford E350 · 1999 — about 25 vehicles.

The hazard

Certain sehicles have a carry over 1998 level speedometer driven gear, which results in up to a 14% lower speedometer reading than the actual vehicle speed. This could result in the vehicle being driven at an unsafe or illegal speed should the driver not realize that his vehicle road speed is greater than the speedometer indication. Correction: Dealers will install the correct speedometer gear.

What to do

Contact your dealer; the remedy details were not included in the filing.

Critical — crash/injury risk now High — injury risk; see remedy Moderate — fix at next service Low — minor / informational