Recall campaign · NHTSA 76V067000

Vehicle speed control: cables

FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1976-04-29.

Recall campaignNHTSA 76V067000

Vehicle speed control: cables

Component
Vehicle speed control: cables
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
410,580
Reported to NHTSA
1976-04-29
Owners notified
1976-05-18

Manufacturer remedy

No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.

Notes

FORD CAMPAIGN NO 192. POSSIBILITY THAT THE NYLON BUSHING IN THE ACCELERATORNCABLE MAY BECOME LOOSE DUE TO AN OVERSIZE RETAINING CLIP. A LOOSE BUSHING MAYLRESTRICT THE ACCELERATOR CABLE FROM RETURNING TO IDLE OR TO A LOWER SPEEDOR TO A SLOWER SPEED CONDITION, HOLDING CARBURETOR AT CONSTANT SPEED. SHOULDTHIS OCCUR, THE DRIVER CAN STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES, SHIFTINGTO NEUTRAL AND TURNING OFF THE IGNITION. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING THE BUSHINGBUSHING RETAINING CLIP WHERE NECESSARY.)

Scope of coverage

13 model years across 13 models.

ModelYears on record
Ford Elite1976
Ford Granada1976
Ford Maverick1976
Ford Pinto1976
Ford Ranchero1976
Ford Thunderbird1976
Ford Torino1976
Lincoln Mark IV1976
MERCURY Bobcat1976
MERCURY Comet1976
MERCURY Cougar1976
MERCURY Monarch1976
MERCURY Montego1976

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.