| NHTSA Record Id: 13446 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008221000215181000000294 |
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| Model Name: EXPLORER |
Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V074000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 97S67 |
| Component Name: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Feb, 02 1996 |
End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 17 1997 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 23000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 02 1997 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Apr, 30 1997 |
| Record Creation date : May, 01 1997 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: multi-purpose passenger vehicles equipped with 5.0l engines originally sold or currently registered in the states of alaska, idaho, iowa, maine, michigan (upper peninsula only), minnesota, montana, nebraska, new hampshire, new york, north dakota, south dakota, vermont, wisconsin, and wyoming. these vehicles, when operated for extended periods of time at highway speeds and temperatures below -20 degrees farenheit, do not return to idle due to ice in the throttle body. |
Consequence Summary: Although the vehicle can be controlled by either applying the service brakes or shifting the transmission to neutral, increased brake pedal efforts or some increase in stopping distance can result. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a revised pcv system with water heated vacuum source. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification:owner notification is expected to begin may 19, 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 contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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