The defect
INTERFERENCE OCCUR BETWEEN BOLT THAT SECURES A FUEL LINE SHIELD TO THE LOWER PORTION OF THE DASH PANEL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK AT THE WIDE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION AND RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL WITH THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
CUT OFF EXTRA LENGTH OF BOLT THAT PROTRUDES ABOVE SURFACE OF WELD NUT TO PREVENT INTERFERENCE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Escort | 1991 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
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 Escort | 1991 | 327 | 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. |
| 90V044000 1 Mar 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