NHTSA recall 04V574000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 04V574000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 04S25 |
| Manufacturer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Reported | 2004-12-07 |
| Owners notified | 2005-01-10 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES |
| Units potentially affected | 470245 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES BUILT WITH 3.0L V6 ENGINES, THE ACCELERATOR CABLE MAY PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO THE IDLE POSITION.
What can happen
AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN ENGINE IDLE SPEED MAY INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE AND MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 10, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
Notes
FORD RECALL NO. 04S25.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2002 FORD ESCAPE | Built 2001-05-30 to 2004-01-23. |
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| 2003 FORD ESCAPE | Built 2001-05-30 to 2004-01-23. |
| 2004 FORD ESCAPE | Built 2001-05-30 to 2004-01-23. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 15800 | 2002-12-02. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH ACCELERATOR PEDAL EFFORT JUST OFF IDLE OR TIP IN. *TT |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.