The defect
THROTTLE LEVER MAY CONTACT THROTTLE BODY AIR INLET TUBE, WITH POTENTIAL FOR THROTTLE REMAINING OPEN FOLLOWING RELEASE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
The risk
UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION COULD CREATE LACK OF CONTROLAND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
MANUFACTURER WILL REPLACE AIR INLET TUBE WITH NEWLY DESIGNED REPLACEMENT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Ranger | 1990 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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 Ranger | 1990 | 105 | 3 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1990
9 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the vehicle speed control; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 90V177000 2 Oct 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V160000 4 Sept 1990 | IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC. |
| 90V138000 9 Aug 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V113000 6 Jun 1990 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 90V076000 17 Apr 1990 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 90V040000 28 Feb 1990 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 90V035000 20 Feb 1990 | JAGUAR ROVER TRIUMPH INC. |
| 90V014000 29 Jan 1990 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990