NHTSA recall campaign

97V074000

Vehicle Speed Control

Check my VIN
4Affected configurations shown23,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentVehicle Speed Control
Report receivedJun 4, 1999
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE CAN BE CONTROLLED BY EITHER APPLYING THE SERVICE BRAKES OR SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL, INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL EFFORTS OR SOME INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE CAN RESULT.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REVISED PCV SYSTEM WITH WATER HEATED VACUUM SOURCE.

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 97V074000

1997 FORD EXPLOREROpen vehicle record →1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEEROpen vehicle record →1996 FORD EXPLOREROpen vehicle record →1996 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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