NHTSA recall campaign

00V422000

Vehicle Speed Control

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4Affected configurations shown220,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentVehicle Speed Control
Report receivedMar 12, 2002
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN ENGINE SURGE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BREAKS FREE.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ORIGINAL THROTTLE BODIES.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 00V422000

1998 FORD EXPLOREROpen vehicle record →1998 MERCURY MOUNTAINEEROpen vehicle record →1997 FORD EXPLOREROpen vehicle record →1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEEROpen vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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