| NHTSA Record Id: 13250 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MERCURY |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008105000010415000000294 |
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| Model Name: SABLE |
Model Year: 1991 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V025000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 97S65 |
| Component Name: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 30 1990 |
End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 18 1994 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 212700 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Apr, 23 1997 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Feb, 26 1997 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 03 1997 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: vehicles equipped with 3.8l engines and originally sold or currently registered in the following states: alaska, colorado, iowa, idaho, illinois, indiana, kansas, massachusetts, maine, michigan, minnesota, missouri, montana, north dakota, nebraska, new hampshire, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, south dakota, vermont, wisconsin, and wyoming. water can accumulate within the speed control cable conduit. if enough water accumulates, it could freeze within a low area of the cable routing when exposed to a long term cold soak at temperatures at least several degrees below freezing. |
Consequence Summary: Driver control of vehicle speed using the speed control system or the accelerator control system would be diminished increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will add a boot to the speed control cable. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification:owner notification is expected to begin april 7, 1997.note: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.also contract the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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