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Service bulletin 12979

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id610751
Published by NHTSA2000-05-12
Manufacturer's number12979
Manufacturer's date1999-07-01
NHTSA componentVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES WITH 4.0L SOHC OR OHV ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION OR BUZZ FELT THROUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR FRONT FLOORBOARD AREA. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Throttle and cruise control

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER1999

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
09V3990002009-10-13. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
07V3360002007-08-03. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
03V2800002003-08-05. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
99V0620011999-03-30. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
002432001-03-02. Service bulletin. ON SOME VEHICLES, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BRACKET MAY BECOME LOOSE OR SEPARATED FROM THE DASH PANEL. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY REPEATED EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, RESULTING IN CRACKING OF THE DASH PANEL SHEET METAL AT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BRACKET. *TT
126192000-11-15. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL BASE IDLE SPEED OF 1400 - 1600 RPM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS INITIALLY RECEIVED FROM THE ASSEMBLY PLANT. *TT
139832000-06-14. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH VIBRATION OR BUZZ AT ACCELERATOR PEDAL. NEW CABLE AVAILABLE. *TT
83512000-06-12. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION OR BUZZ AT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. A NEW CABLE IS AVAILABLE. *TT
82002000-06-08. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH 4.0L SOHC ENGINE AND BUILT PRIOR TO 9/21/99 MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION OR BUZZ FELT THROUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH IS MOST NOTICEABLE DURING ACCELERATION UNDER 2000 RPMS. *TT
135452000-05-18. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L OHV OR 4.0L SOHC ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT VARIOUS DRIVEABILITY SYMPTOMS DUE TO INJECTOR(S) CONTAMINATION. *TT
74402000-05-15. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN STATES THAT WHENEVER THE CLEAN AIR TUBE RETAINING CLAMPS ARE REMOVED FOR ANY REPAIR, PROCEDURES MUST BE FOLLOWED TO INSURE PROPER CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE THROTTLE CAM AND THE CLEAN AIR TUBE RETAINING CLAMP BOLT. *TT
130262000-05-12. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD START CONDITION DUE TO FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE BLEED DOWN. *TT
66432000-05-11. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH 4.0L OHV ENGINES BUILT AFTER 6/10/99 AT LOUISVILLE ASSEMBLY PLANT OR AFTER 6/14/99 AT ST. LOUIS ASSEMBLY PLANT MAY EXHIBIT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL BASE IDLE SPEED OF 1400-1600 RPM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS INITIALLY RECEIVED FROM THE ASSEMBLY PLANT. *TT
66382000-05-11. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION OR BUZZ FELT THROUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH IS MOST NOTICEABLE DURING ACCELERATION UNDER 2000 RPMS. *TT