NHTSA Campaign 06V108000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
NHTSA campaign 06V108000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 06V108000 with NHTSA on April 7, 2006; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 06V108000, NHTSA lists up to 19,140 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 19, 2002 and April 1, 2004.
The 06V108000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V108000 were scheduled from April 26, 2006, 19 days after the report.
06V108000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2003–2004.
Owners of the model years 06V108000 covers have filed at least 49 complaints naming the vehicle speed control, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V108000 vehicles, the 2004 Ford Mustang has the most (33).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V108000 ranks 105 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 06V108000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 14 other recalls on the vehicle speed control on this site; the one before 06V108000 was 05V388000, reported on September 7, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MUSTANG COBRA PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE REAR SURFACE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY COME INTO CONTACT WITH FLOOR CARPETING DURING HEAVY THROTTLE APPLICATION. THE UNIQUE SURFACE PROFILE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY CATCH IN THE CUTOUT ON THE FLOOR CARPETING BEHIND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
- The risk
- THIS COULD INTERFERE WITH THE PEDAL'S ABILITY TO RETURN TO AN IDLE POSITION. UNEXPECTED, CONTINUED THROTTLE APPLICATION AND/OR INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SHIELD OVER THE CUTOUT IN THE CARPET BEHIND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 26, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 06S43.
Reported April 7, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V108000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V108000, 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: April 7, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted