| NHTSA Record Id: 366 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MERCURY |
| Recalled Component Id: 000015280000203133000000063 |
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| Model Name: SABLE |
Model Year: 2001 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V266000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 02S40 |
| Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: May, 03 1999 |
End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 14 2001 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 369614 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 13 2002 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Oct, 02 2002 |
| Record Creation date : Oct, 04 2002 |
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| Defect Summary : Certain passenger vehicles equipped with adjustable padels are being recalled in order to adjust the brake and accelerator pedals to a minimum of 50 mm of lateral separation. simultaneous application of both the brake and accelerator pedals could result in an increase in engine rpm. |
Consequence Summary: This could result in a customer experiencing an "unintended vehicle speed increase" or a perceived "unable to stop" condition. |
| Corrective Summary : Owners will be instructed as to the proper way to set the position of the pedals and to take their vehicles to a dealer to have the spacing between the brake and accelerator pedals measured. if the spacing is found to be less than 50 mm, the dealer will adjust the pedals to increase the distance between them to greater than 50 mm. owner notification began october 28, 2002. owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-866-436-7332. |
Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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