NHTSA recall campaign

98V204000

Vehicle Speed Control

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2Affected configurations shown6,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentVehicle Speed Control
Report receivedJan 9, 1998
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE ENGINE MAY NOT FULLY RETURN TO IDLE. ALSO, THE INSULATOR MAY NOT STAY IN THE INTENDED LOCATION AND COULD INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR CABLE.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE VEHICLES TO ENSURE PROPER INSTALLATION OF THE ACCELERATOR CABLE CLIP, AND RE-INSTALL IF NEEDED.

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 98V204000

1999 FORD TAURUSOpen vehicle record →1999 MERCURY SABLEOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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