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NHTSA recall 97V074000

Vehicle speed control

Ford Explorer and 1 more

Reported Apr 30, 199723,000 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYMaker’s number 97S67Built Feb 2, 1996 – Feb 17, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: multi-purpose passenger vehicles equipped with 5.0L engines originally sold or currently registered in the states of alaska, idaho, iowa, maine, michigan (upper peninsula only), minnesota, montana, nebraska, new hampshire, new york, north dakota, south dakota, vermont, wisconsin, and wyoming. these vehicles, when operated for extended periods of time at highway speeds and temperatures below -20 degrees farenheit, do not return to idle due to ice in the throttle body.

The risk

Although the vehicle can be controlled by either applying the service brakes or shifting the transmission to neutral, increased brake pedal efforts or some increase in stopping distance can result.

The remedy

Dealers will install a revised pcv system with water heated vacuum source.

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford Explorer
19961997
Mercury Mountaineer
19961997

Notes

Owner notification:owner notification IS expected to begin may 19, 1997.note:owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.