Ford Motor Company: Vehicle Speed Control › Springs
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 4, 1997 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,500. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS, BUS CHASSIS-COWL, AND BASIC CHASSIS MODELS EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS 5.9L 160 HORSEPOWER ROTARY INJECTION PUMP DIESEL ENGINES. THE ACCELERATOR RETURN SPRINGS CAN FRACTURE.
The risk
THE ACCELERATOR MAY NOT RETURN TO IDLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE SPRINGS WITH A TORSION SPRING DESIGN.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Ford B600 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Ford F600 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Ford P800 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Ford B600 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Ford F600 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Ford P800 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Ford B600 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Ford F600 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Ford P800 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Ford B600 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Ford F600 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Ford P800 | 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 97V124000.
Full record for the 1995 Ford B600 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →