NHTSA Campaign 02V266000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
NHTSA campaign 02V266000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 02V266000 with NHTSA on October 2, 2002; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 02V266000, NHTSA lists up to 369,614 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 3, 1999 and September 14, 2001.
The 02V266000 report reached NHTSA 13 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V266000 were scheduled from September 13, 2002.
02V266000 covers 2 models from Ford and Mercury, model years 2000–2002.
Owners of the model years 02V266000 covers have filed at least 278 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 02V266000 vehicles, the 2000 Ford Taurus has the most (97).
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V266000 ranks 35 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 02V266000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 02V266000 was 01V095000, reported on March 23, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ADJUSTABLE PADELS ARE BEING RECALLED IN ORDER TO ADJUST THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS TO A MINIMUM OF 50 MM OF LATERAL SEPARATION. SIMULTANEOUS APPLICATION OF BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS COULD RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPM.
- The risk
- THIS COULD RESULT IN A CUSTOMER EXPERIENCING AN "UNINTENDED VEHICLE SPEED INCREASE" OR A PERCEIVED "UNABLE TO STOP" CONDITION.
- The fix
- OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED AS TO THE PROPER WAY TO SET THE POSITION OF THE PEDALS AND TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE SPACING BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS MEASURED. IF THE SPACING IS FOUND TO BE LESS THAN 50 MM, THE DEALER WILL ADJUST THE PEDALS TO INCREASE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM TO GREATER THAN 50 MM. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 28, 2002. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
Reported October 2, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V266000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V266000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: October 2, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted