Complaints Reported By The Department Of Transportation For
1992 FORD Vehicles
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FORD: F700 |
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| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS |
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 Fuel Efficiency Ratings for
1992 FORD: F700 Vehicles
Data provided by U.S. Department of Energy and the EPA |
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Recall Information for
1992 FORD: F700 Vehicles
Data provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) |
| Recalled Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS |
| Description of Defect | AS A RESULT OF INHERENT VIBRATION IN THESE ENGINES, THE THROTTLE RETURN SPRINGS CAN FRACTURE. |
| Consequences of Defect | 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. |
| Corrective Action | THE THROTTLE RETURN CONTROL SYSTEM WITH THE COIL TORSION SPRING DESIGN WILL BE REPLACED. |
| Notes | SYSTEM: FUEL: THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL RETURN SPRING.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MEDIUM AND HEAVY TRUCKS, TRUCK CHASSIS, AND BUS CHASSISEQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS 5.9L AND 8.3L DIESEL ENGINES WITH IN-LINE FUEL INJECTIONPUMPS.NOTE: IF YOUR VEHICLE IS PRESENTED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPONSERVICE DATE AND THE REMEDY IS NOT PROVIDED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME AND FREEOF CHARGE OR THE REMEDY IS DOES NOT CORRECT THE DEFECT OR NONCOMPLIANCE, PLEASECONTACT THE FORD SERVICE CENTER AT 1-800-392-3673. ALSO, CONTACT THE NATIONALHIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393. |
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| Recalled Component | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR |
| Description of Defect | WATER CAN ENTER THE DOOR LATCH RELEASE CABLE. IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES, THE WATER IN THE DOOR LATCH RELEASE CABLE CAN FREEZE AND CAUSE THE LATCH MECHANISM TO MALFUNCTION. |
| Consequences of Defect | THE MALFUNCTION OF THE DOOR LATCH RELEASE CAN RESULT INTHREE DIFFERENT PROBLEMS: 1) THE DOOR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE RELATCHED, 2) THEINSIDE DOOR HANDLE CAN BECOME INOPERATIVE, AND 3) THE DOOR COULD APPEAR TO BELATCHED WHEN IT IS NOT, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY IF IT IS JARRED,AND INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE ADJACENT SEAT OCCUPANT. |
| Corrective Action | REVISED DOOR RELEASE CABLES AND WATER SHIELDS WILL BE INSTALLED. |
| Notes | SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; DOOR LATCH.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES, LIGHT TRUCKS AND MEDIUM TRUCKS. |
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| Recalled Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS |
| Description of Defect | AS A RESULT OF INHERENT VIBRATION IN THESE ENGINES, THE THROTTLE RETURN SPRINGS CAN FRACTURE. |
| Consequences of Defect | 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. |
| Corrective Action | THE THROTTLE RETURN CONTROL SYSTEM WITH THE COIL TORSION SPRING DESIGN WILL BE REPLACED. |
| Notes | SYSTEM: FUEL: THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL RETURN SPRING.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MEDIUM AND HEAVY TRUCKS, TRUCK CHASSIS, AND BUS CHASSISEQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS 5.9L AND 8.3L DIESEL ENGINES WITH IN-LINE FUEL INJECTIONPUMPS.NOTE: IF YOUR VEHICLE IS PRESENTED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPONSERVICE DATE AND THE REMEDY IS NOT PROVIDED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME AND FREEOF CHARGE OR THE REMEDY IS DOES NOT CORRECT THE DEFECT OR NONCOMPLIANCE, PLEASECONTACT THE FORD SERVICE CENTER AT 1-800-392-3673. ALSO, CONTACT THE NATIONALHIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393. |
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