NHTSA Campaign 99V346000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NHTSA campaign 99V346000 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 99V346000 with NHTSA on December 3, 1999; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 99V346000, NHTSA lists up to 28,958 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 19, 1999 and November 1, 1999.
The 99V346000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 99V346000 were scheduled from December 13, 1999, 10 days after the report.
99V346000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 99V346000 ranks 95 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 99V346000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 14 other recalls on the vehicle speed control on this site; the one before 99V346000 was 99V265000, reported on September 20, 1999.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL. THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE END FITTING CAN ALLOW WATER TO ENTER THE SPEED CONTROL SERVO ASSEMBLY. IF THIS OCCURS, CORROSION IN THE SERVO ASSEMBLY COULD DEVELOP AND CAUSE INTERMITTENT SPEED CONTROL OPERATION OR PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO IDLE.
- The risk
- A THROTTLE THAT DOES NOT RETURN TO IDLE COULD RESULT IN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE (WITH A NEW CABLE THAT INCORPORATES A GLASS-FILLED END CAP) AND INSPECT THE ASSEMBLY FOR INTERNAL CORROSION. SERVOS WITH EVIDENCE OF CORROSION WILL ALSO BE REPLACED. OWNERS ARE ADVISED NOT TO USE THE SPEED CONTROL UNTIL THE VEHICLES ARE REPAIRED.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 13, 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 December 3, 1999
Vehicles covered by 99V346000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 99V346000, 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: December 3, 1999. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted