Recall 02V266000: 2000–2002 Mercury Sable and 1 other model

Report received

Oct 2, 2002

Manufacturer

Ford motor company

Potentially affected

369,614vehicles

Model years

2000–2002

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Certain passenger vehicles equipped with adjustable padels are being recalled in order to adjust the brake and accelerator pedals to a minimum of 50 mm of lateral separation. Simultaneous application of both the brake and accelerator pedals could result in an increase in engine rpm.

Possible consequence

This could result in a customer experiencing an "unintended vehicle speed increase" or a perceived "unable to stop" condition.

Remedy

Owners will be instructed as to the proper way to set the position of the pedals and to take their vehicles to a dealer to have the spacing between the brake and accelerator pedals measured. If the spacing is found to be less than 50 mm, the dealer will adjust the pedals to increase the distance between them to greater than 50 mm. Owner notification began october 28, 2002. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2000 Ford Taurus1,195 complaints
• 2001 Ford Taurus1,037 complaints
• 2002 Ford Taurus1,426 complaints
• 2000 Mercury Sable464 complaints
• 2001 Mercury Sable430 complaints
• 2002 Mercury Sable440 complaints