{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1990027","date":"1990-02-09","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Engine","summary":"RANGER/BRONCO II - 2.9 LITRE ENGINES\nTAURUS/SABLE - 3.0 LITRE ENGINES\nNOTE: VEHICLES LOCATED IN NEWFOUNDLAND, NOVA SCOTIA, NEW BRUNSWICK AND  PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.\nTHE THROTTLE MAY STICK IN AN OPEN POSITION DUE TO LINKAGE BINDING CAUSED  BY CORROSION. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO RUN AT HIGHER THAN IDLE  SPEED WHEN THE THROTTLE IS RELEASED AND COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT DRIVER  CONTROL RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE CRASH.\nCORRECTION: ON VEHICLES WITH 2.9 LITRE ENGINES, DEALERS WILL CLEAN,  MODIFY AND LUBRICATE THE HUB PIN AND LEVER BUSHINGS WITH A MARINE-TYPE  ANTI-SEIZE GREASE. ADDITIONALLY, ON VEHICLES WITH 3.0 LITRE ENGINES, THE  HUB PIN LEVER ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPLACED.\nNOTE: THIS RECALL HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY RECALL NO. 91021.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"90S02","part_number":null,"units":15909,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety TC","french":{"component":"Moteur","notification":"Sécurité - TC","summary":"Le papillon des gaz peut se bloquer en position ouverte à cause du grippage de la tringlerie sous l'effet de la corrosion. Le moteur risque alors de tourner à un régime supérieur au ralenti lorsque la pression sur l'accélérateur est relâchée, ce qui pourrait causer une perte de maîtrise du véhicule et entraîner un accident."},"vehicles":[{"year":1986,"make":"FORD","model":"BRONCO II","vehicle_id":"1986_ford_bronco-ii","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1987,"make":"FORD","model":"BRONCO II","vehicle_id":"1987_ford_bronco-ii","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1988,"make":"FORD","model":"BRONCO II","vehicle_id":"1988_ford_bronco-ii","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1986,"make":"FORD","model":"RANGER","vehicle_id":"1986_ford_ranger","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1987,"make":"FORD","model":"RANGER","vehicle_id":"1987_ford_ranger","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1988,"make":"FORD","model":"RANGER","vehicle_id":"1988_ford_ranger","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1986,"make":"FORD","model":"TAURUS","vehicle_id":"1986_ford_taurus","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1987,"make":"FORD","model":"TAURUS","vehicle_id":"1987_ford_taurus","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1988,"make":"FORD","model":"TAURUS","vehicle_id":"1988_ford_taurus","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1989,"make":"FORD","model":"TAURUS","vehicle_id":"1989_ford_taurus","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1986,"make":"MERCURY","model":"SABLE","vehicle_id":"1986_mercury_sable","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1987,"make":"MERCURY","model":"SABLE","vehicle_id":"1987_mercury_sable","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1988,"make":"MERCURY","model":"SABLE","vehicle_id":"1988_mercury_sable","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1989,"make":"MERCURY","model":"SABLE","vehicle_id":"1989_mercury_sable","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1990027"}