The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS. A SPEED CONTROL CABLE MAY NOT HAVE FULLY SEATED INTO THE ACCELERATOR BRACKET AT TIME OF INSTALLATION. IF THE CABLE IS NOT FULLY SEATED INTO THIS BRACKET, THE CABLE COULD SEPARATE FROM THE BRACKET.
The risk
A LOOSE CABLE CAN RESULT IN THE THROTTLE NOT FULLY RETURNING TO IDLE AND CAUSE AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL ADD A RETAINING CLIP TO THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE FITTING AT THE ACCELERATOR BRACKET.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford F-150 | 1999 |
| Ford F-250 | 1999 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
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 F-150 | 1999 | 1,044 | 7 |
| Ford F-250 | 1999 | 581 | 14 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1998
13 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the vehicle speed control; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 98V304000 2 Dec 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V204000 1 Sept 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V153000 2 Jul 1998 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 98V045003 14 May 1998 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 98V070000 1 Apr 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V054000 12 Mar 1998 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 98V045001 3 Mar 1998 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| 98V045002 3 Mar 1998 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998