NHTSA campaign 04V574000 · Ford campaign 04S25

Ford Recall 04V-574: FORD/ACCELERATOR CABLE

NHTSA recall 04V574000 (Ford campaign 04S25) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on December 7, 2004, with 470,245 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Escape for model years 2002–2004. Owners were notified on January 10, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V574000 (also written 04V-574 or 04V574)
Filed by: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number: 04S25
Report received: December 7, 2004
Potentially affected: 470,245 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Vehicle Speed Control — Cables
Owners notified: January 10, 2005

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V574000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Ford

Ford Escape
- 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built May 30, 2001 – January 23, 2004 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V574000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES BUILT WITH 3.0L V6 ENGINES, THE ACCELERATOR CABLE MAY PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO THE IDLE POSITION.

Safety consequence

AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN ENGINE IDLE SPEED MAY INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE AND MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 10, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.

Notes

FORD RECALL NO. 04S25.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V574000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.