The defect
THROTTLE LEVERS MAY HAVE BEEN BENT DURING ASSEMBLY.
The risk
THROTTLE MAY STICK AND NOT RETURN FULLY TO IDLEPOSITION.
The remedy
PLACE AFFECTED VEHICLES ON DELIVERY HOLD UNTIL REPAIRED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Probe | 1990 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Probe | 1990 | 323 | 3 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1989
21 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the vehicle speed control; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 89V233000 22 Dec 1989 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 89V234000 22 Dec 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V211000 4 Dec 1989 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 89V201000 19 Nov 1989 | LAG MOTORCOACH USA |
| 89V182000 30 Oct 1989 | IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC. |
| 89V136000 10 Aug 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V135000 10 Aug 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V115000 20 Jul 1989 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989