NHTSA Campaign 12V353000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 12V353000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 12V353000 with NHTSA on July 26, 2012; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 12V353000, NHTSA lists up to 529,719 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 12V353000 were scheduled from August 3, 2012, 8 days after the report.
12V353000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2001–2004.
Owners of the model years 12V353000 covers have filed at least 623 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V353000 vehicles, the 2002 Ford Escape has the most (294).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V353000 ranks 21 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 12V353000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 12V353000 was 10V398000, reported on September 9, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company is recalling certain model year 2001 through 2004 Escape vehicles equipped with 3.0L V6 engines and speed control manufactured from October 22, 1999, through January 23, 2004. Inadequate clearance between the engine cover and the speed control cable connector could result in a stuck throttle when the accelerator pedal is fully or almost-fully depressed. This risk exists regardless of whether or not speed control (cruise control) is used.
- The risk
- A stuck throttle may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop or slow the vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles by increasing the engine cover clearance, free of charge. The safety recall began August 3, 2012. Remedy parts are expected to be available in mid-August 2012. Until then dealers will disconnect the speed control cable as an interim remedy, if parts are not available at the time of an owner's service appointment. Owners may contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332.
- Notes
- Ford's recall campaign number is 12S37.
Reported July 26, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V353000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V353000, 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: July 26, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted