DEARBORN, Mich., -- In the interest of customer safety and in keeping with its drive to become a more consumer-focused company, Ford Motor Company is voluntarily notifying approximately 945,000 owners of a safety recall involving speed control cables. The recall affects certain 1998 and 1999 Ford and Mercury cars and trucks equipped with the speed control option.

Certain vehicles may be equipped with a speed control cable that could interfere with the speed control servo pulley and not allow the throttle to return to idle when disengaging the speed control. This condition could result in a stuck throttle which could potentially cause an accident. There have been no reports of this occurring and vehicle operation is unaffected when the speed control is not engaged.

The following vehicles are affected:

• Approximately 567,000 1998 and 1999 Explorer and Mountaineer vehicles
• Approximately 166,000 1998 and 1999 Ranger pickups
• Approximately 99,000 1998 and 1999 Mustangs
• Approximately 88,000 1999 Super Duty F-Series trucks
• Approximately 25,000 1999 Super Duty F-Series stripped chassis

This concern is the result of a quality issue with speed control cables manufactured between certain dates.

Ford is in the process of acquiring speed control cables to repair customers' vehicles.