| NHTSA Record Id: 8053 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000011186000203264000000294 |
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| Model Name: ESCAPE |
Model Year: 2001 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V210001 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 00S18 |
| Component Name: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 31 2000 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 26 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1193 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 06 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Aug, 09 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 09 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles equipped with speed control. the speed control cable can have a cracked or missing speed control cable servo cap locating tab. the locating tab could enter the servo clutch cavity and interfere with the speed control servo clutch. also, water could enter those units that contain a cracked or missing servo cap locating tab, eventually causing corrosion that could interfere with the function of the speed control. |
Consequence Summary: If either of these conditions occurs and the speed control is used, the speed control could prevent the throttle from returning to idle, resulting in a stuck throttle. a stuck throttle could result in a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the speed control cables. vehicles with speed control cables from cavities 3 and 4 will have the cable the speed control servo replaced. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began august 6, 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.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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