17 Quotes by Kristen Kinley

When we have seen the fire reports increasing, we have recalled those vehicles and replaced those switches. Ford has used the basic switch design in a large number of vehicles and the risk of fire related to the switch is much different in those certain populations that we have recalled.

We're expecting we'll be able to notify customers the first week of February that they'll be able to have the new part put in their vehicles.

We have a solution that fixes the problem, and we're confident that this is going to be the right remedy.

This will not impact the plant. It is a pretty simple procedure, they are just tying the battery cable away from the vehicle to prevent it from chafing.

We have identified specific populations of vehicles in which the speed-control deactivation switches have had increasing rates of failures and fires,

Simply because we have allegations of fire doesn't mean they are necessarily linked to the speed-control deactivation switch,

Recall numbers vary from year to year, and they don't necessarily rise consecutively year after year, and they aren't in the case of Ford. This was a hit to our recall volumes, but the number of actions was down.

We do not believe those other vehicles are affected.

We do not believe it's a safety issue.