Ford Motor Company: Vehicle Speed Control
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on May 1, 1991 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,400. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE THROTTLE CABLE WHICH RUNS FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE GOVERNOR ASSEMBLY HOUSING MAY HAVE BEEN KINKED DURING ASSEMBLY, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE CABLE HOUSING INNER LINING. THIS COULD RESULT IN EITHER FRACTURE OR STICKING OF THE CABLE.
The risk
IF THE THROTTLE CABLE FRACTURES, ENGINE SPEED WILL RETURNTO IDLE. IF THE CABLE JAMS OR STICKS, THE ENGINE WILL REMAIN AT THE SPEED ATWHICH IT WAS RUNNING WHEN THE JAMMING OCCURRED. A STUCK THROTTLE COULD RESULT INLOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE GOVERNOR ASSEMBLIES, WHICH INCLUDE THE THROTTLE CABLE.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Ford F600 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Ford F700 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Ford F800 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990 Ford F600 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford F700 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford F800 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 91V071000.
Full record for the 1991 Ford F600 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →