NHTSA campaign 98V192000
Ford Recall 98V-192: FORD/SPEED CONTROL CABLE
NHTSA recall 98V192000 was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on August 24, 1998, with 1,500 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford F-150 and Ford F-250 for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on August 11, 1998, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V192000 (also written 98V-192 or 98V192)
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,500 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Vehicle Speed Control — Cables
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V192000. 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 F-150
- 1999 · Vehicles built June 8, 1998 – August 5, 1998 (per NHTSA)
Ford F-250
- 1999 · Vehicles built June 8, 1998 – August 5, 1998 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V192000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
A LOOSE CABLE CAN RESULT IN THE THROTTLE NOT FULLY RETURNING TO IDLE AND CAUSE AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL ADD A RETAINING CLIP TO THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE FITTING AT THE ACCELERATOR BRACKET.
Notes
FORD IS NOTIFYING DEALERS ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 11, 1998.THESE VEHICLES HAVE NOT YET BEEN RELEASED FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V192000
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.