| NHTSA Record Id: 7986 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000011812000215021000000297 |
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| Model Name: FOCUS |
Model Year: 2000 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V302000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 00S30 |
| Component Name: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 08 1999 |
End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 25 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 28800 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 12 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Oct, 12 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Oct, 24 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with speed control and automatic transmission. a speed control cable could have a core wire that is long enough to catch on the sleeve at the throttle body end of the cable during wide-open throttle acceleration. |
Consequence Summary: A throttle that does not return to idle could result in reduced vehicle control and, potentially, a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect these vehicles and, if necessary, replace the speed control cable. owner notification began october 12, 2000. 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. |
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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