Recall Detail

MERCURY / MYSTIQUE / 1998

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 9604 Vehicale/Equipment Name: MERCURY
Recalled Component Id: 000009323000203124000000294 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: MYSTIQUE Model Year: 1998
NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V194000 Mfr Campaign Number: 99S19
Component Name: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 14 1997 End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 30 1998
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 159565
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 17 1999 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company Report Received Date: Jul, 20 1999
Record Creation date : Jul, 21 1999 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the accelerator cable may have been manufactured with a burr on or near the end of the cable sleeve interior. this burr could fray the core wire resulting in the accelerator not returning to idle when the accelerator is released. Consequence Summary: This condition can result in the throttle sticking, binding, or causing high engine rpm.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a revised accelerator cable that has a flared conduit sleeve end and molded on end fitting. Recall Notes: Owner notification began august 17, 1999.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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