The defect
AS A RESULT OF INHERENT VIBRATION IN THESE ENGINES, THE THROTTLE RETURN SPRINGS CAN FRACTURE.
The risk
IF ONE OF THE TWO RETURN SPRINGS FRACTURES WHILE THEVEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, A SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN ACCELERATOR PEDAL EFFORTWOULD BE FELT. IF THE SECOND SPRING ALSO FRACTURES, THE THROTTLE WOULD NOTRETURN TO IDLE POSITION AND CAN RESULT IN INCREASED ENGINE SPEED AND THEPOSSIBILITY OF LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
THE THROTTLE RETURN CONTROL SYSTEM WITH THE COIL TORSION SPRING DESIGN WILL BE REPLACED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford B700 | 1992, 1993 |
| Ford CF7000 | 1992, 1993 |
| Ford CF8000 | 1992, 1993 |
| Ford CFT8000 | 1992, 1993 |
| Ford F700 | 1992, 1993 |
| Ford F800 | 1992, 1993 |
| Ford FT900 | 1992, 1993 |
| Ford L8000 | 1992, 1993 |
| Ford LN7000 | 1992, 1993 |
| Ford LN8000 | 1992, 1993 |
| Ford LNT8000 | 1992, 1993 |
| Ford LS8000 | 1992, 1993 |
| Ford LT8000 | 1992, 1993 |
| Ford LTS8000 | 1992, 1993 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS
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 B700 | 1992 | 1 | 3 |
| Ford B700 | 1993 | 0 | 5 |
| Ford CF7000 | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford CF7000 | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford CF8000 | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford CF8000 | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford CFT8000 | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford CFT8000 | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford F700 | 1992 | 1 | 2 |
| Ford F700 | 1993 | 1 | 3 |
| Ford F800 | 1992 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford F800 | 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| Ford FT900 | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford FT900 | 1993 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford L8000 | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford L8000 | 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| Ford LN7000 | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LN7000 | 1993 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford LN8000 | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LN8000 | 1993 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford LNT8000 | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LNT8000 | 1993 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford LS8000 | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LS8000 | 1993 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford LT8000 | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LT8000 | 1993 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford LTS8000 | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LTS8000 | 1993 | 0 | 2 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1993
12 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the vehicle speed control; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 93V201001 14 Dec 1993 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 93V211000 13 Dec 1993 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 93V201000 3 Dec 1993 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 93V190000 22 Nov 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V164000 1 Oct 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V162000 27 Sept 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V097000 7 Jun 1993 | SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
| 93V095000 27 May 1993 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993