Ford Motor Company: Vehicle Speed Control › Springs
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 27, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 20,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
AS A RESULT OF INHERENT VIBRATION IN THESE ENGINES, THE THROTTLE RETURN SPRINGS CAN FRACTURE.
The risk
IF ONE OF THE TWO RETURN SPRINGS FRACTURES WHILE THEVEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, A SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN ACCELERATOR PEDAL EFFORTWOULD BE FELT. IF THE SECOND SPRING ALSO FRACTURES, THE THROTTLE WOULD NOTRETURN TO IDLE POSITION AND CAN RESULT IN INCREASED ENGINE SPEED AND THEPOSSIBILITY OF LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
THE THROTTLE RETURN CONTROL SYSTEM WITH THE COIL TORSION SPRING DESIGN WILL BE REPLACED.
28 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Ford B700 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Ford CF7000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Ford CF8000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Ford CFT8000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Ford F700 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 Ford F800 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Ford FT900 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Ford L8000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Ford LN7000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Ford LN8000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Ford LNT8000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Ford LS8000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Ford LT8000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Ford LTS8000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Ford B700 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Ford CF7000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Ford CF8000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Ford CFT8000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Ford F700 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Ford F800 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Ford FT900 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Ford L8000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Ford LN7000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Ford LN8000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Ford LNT8000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Ford LS8000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Ford LT8000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Ford LTS8000 | 0 | 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 93V160000.
Full record for the 1993 Ford B700 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →