NHTSA Campaign 99V265000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NHTSA campaign 99V265000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the vehicle speed control. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 99V265000 with NHTSA on September 20, 1999; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 99V265000, NHTSA lists up to 10,537 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 2, 1998 and August 5, 1999.
The 99V265000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 99V265000 were scheduled from October 11, 1999, 21 days after the report.
99V265000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 99V265000 ranks 117 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 99V265000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 14 other recalls on the vehicle speed control on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SUPER DUTY TRUCKS AND CHASSIS-CABS EQUIPPED WITH 5.4L MANUAL TRANSMISSION POWERTRAINS. THE ACCELERATOR CABLE CORE WIRE CAN WEAR THE CABLE CONDUIT END FITTING DUE TO A FIFTEEN DEGREE ANGLE IT MAKES WITH THE CONDUIT AT THE THROTTLE BODY END. THIS COULD ALSO LEAD TO WEAR OR SEPARATION OF STRANDS OF THE CORE WIRE, WHICH COULD PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO THE IDLE POSITION.
- The risk
- A "STUCK" THROTTLE COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT VEHICLE CONTROL.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE AND THROTTLE BODY.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 11, 1999. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
Reported September 20, 1999
Vehicles covered by 99V265000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 99V265000, 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: September 20, 1999. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted