NHTSA recall campaign

97V225000

Vehicle Speed Control › Cables

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4Affected configurations shown38,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentVehicle Speed Control › Cables
Report receivedAug 12, 1997
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION COULD PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM RETURNING TO IDLE.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE CABLE WITH A REVISED DESIGN THAT IS LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO BENDING OR KINKING DURING INSTALLATION.

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 97V225000

1996 FORD CONTOUROpen vehicle record →1996 MERCURY MYSTIQUEOpen vehicle record →1995 FORD CONTOUROpen vehicle record →1995 MERCURY MYSTIQUEOpen 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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