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Recall 00V-422

FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalled the 1997 to 1998 Ford Explorer and 1 other model: Vehicle speed control.

At a glance

Campaign number
00V-422
Reported
December 27, 2000
Vehicles affected
220,000 estimated by the manufacturer

Source: NHTSA recall records

What is wrong

Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles equipped with 4.0l sohc engines and still retain the original throttle body (part numbers 97jf-9e926ab or 97jf-9e926-AC). Some of the original throttle bodies installed allowed a gap between the plate and bore to be built too narrow. This reduced clearance allowed the engine deposits normally present in the throttle body to contact or bridge the gap. If the engine deposits bridged the gap between the throttle plate and bore and then hardened, on the initial application of the accelerator pedal after the engine has cooled, the operator would need to apply additional force to the accelerator pedal to break the bridge.

The risk

This could result in engine surge when the accelerator pedal breaks free.

The fix

Dealers will replace the original throttle bodies.

Notes from the manufacturer

Owner notification began march 5, 2001.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-[removed].also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-DOT (1-[removed]).

Affected vehicles