NHTSA Campaign 03V280000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
NHTSA campaign 03V280000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the vehicle speed control: cables. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 03V280000 with NHTSA on August 5, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V280000, NHTSA lists up to 448,005 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 5, 1999 and December 24, 2000.
The 03V280000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V280000 were scheduled from August 29, 2003, 24 days after the report.
03V280000 covers 2 models from Ford and Mercury, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 03V280000 covers have filed at least 177 complaints naming the vehicle speed control, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V280000 vehicles, the 2000 Ford Explorer has the most (113).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V280000 ranks 25 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 03V280000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 14 other recalls on the vehicle speed control on this site; the one before 03V280000 was 01V207000, reported on June 22, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL AND 4.0L SOHC ENGINES, IF THE STRAND COVER ON THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE BECOMES FLARED AT THE END, THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE MAY BIND WHEN THE SPEED CONTROL IS ACTIVATED.
- The risk
- THE THROTTLE RETURN SPRING FORCE MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO OVERCOME THE BINDING CONDITION WHEN THE SPEED CONTROL IS DISENGAGED. BRAKING FUNCTION WOULD BE MAINTAINED THOUGH STOPPING DISTANCES MAY BE INCREASED.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE IT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 29, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 03S03.
Reported August 5, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V280000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V280000, 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: August 5, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted