Vehicle recall 74V011000 · January 16, 1974
Mercury Brougham, Lincoln Continental and 12 more models
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Notes
- Possibility that vehicles equipped with the speed control option may have thevent solenoid armature bind within the servo assembly because of an undersizebrass eyelet that guides the armature.should this condition occur, the speedcontrol system will maintain or, if the binding occurs in the accelerator mode,it will increase the speed of the vehicle without prior warning even though thedriver attempts to disengage the system.(correct by inspecting and replacingwith improved parts).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 74V011000
- Reported to NHTSA
- January 16, 1974
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Owner notification
- January 11, 1974
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 127,208
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Vehicle speed control
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Ford Country Sedan (1974): 1974
- Ford Country Squire (1974): 1974
- Ford Custom 500 (1974): 1974
- Ford LTD (1974): 1974
- Ford Ranchero (1974): 1974
- Ford Thunderbird (1974): 1974
- Ford Torino (1974): 1974
- Lincoln Continental (1974): 1974
- Lincoln Mark IV (1974): 1974
- Mercury Brougham (1974): 1974
- Mercury Cougar (1974): 1974
- Mercury MARQUIS (1974): 1974
- Mercury Montego (1974): 1974
- Mercury Monterey Custom (1974): 1974
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