NHTSA campaign 12V353000 · Ford campaign 12S37

Ford Recall 12V-353: Speed Control Cable Connector Interference

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 12V353000 (Ford campaign 12S37) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on July 26, 2012, with 529,719 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Escape for model years 2001–2004. Owners were notified on August 3, 2012, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 12V353000 (also written 12V-353 or 12V353)
Filed by: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number: 12S37
Report received: July 26, 2012
Potentially affected: 529,719 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Engine and Engine Cooling
Owners notified: August 3, 2012
NHTSA investigation: Preliminary Evaluation PE12-019 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V353000. 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
- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V353000.

Defect description

Ford Motor Company is recalling certain model year 2001 through 2004 Escape vehicles equipped with 3.0L V6 engines and speed control manufactured from October 22, 1999, through January 23, 2004. Inadequate clearance between the engine cover and the speed control cable connector could result in a stuck throttle when the accelerator pedal is fully or almost-fully depressed. This risk exists regardless of whether or not speed control (cruise control) is used.

Safety consequence

A stuck throttle may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop or slow the vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death.

Manufacturer remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles by increasing the engine cover clearance, free of charge. The safety recall began August 3, 2012. Remedy parts are expected to be available in mid-August 2012. Until then dealers will disconnect the speed control cable as an interim remedy, if parts are not available at the time of an owner's service appointment. Owners may contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332.

Notes

Ford's recall campaign number is 12S37.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V353000

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.