# 21407224 Control Cable | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

A premium low-friction mechanical throttle and gear-shift cable with a nominal length of 11 ft (3.4 m). The Xact design uses a stainless-steel armoured strand core and corrosion-resistant end fittings for smooth operation through demanding marine cable routes.

## 🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta D6-300A-G
-   Volvo Penta D6-340A-G
-   Volvo Penta D6-380A-G
-   Volvo Penta D6-400A-G
-   Volvo Penta D6-440A-G
-   Volvo Penta D4-150A-G
-   Volvo Penta D4-230A-G
-   Volvo Penta D4-270A-G
-   Volvo Penta D4-320A-G
-   Volvo Penta D4-300A-G

-   **Engine Family:** D
-   **HP Range:** 150-440 HP

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   11 ft (3.4 m) Xact control cable
-   0.762 kg
-   Supersedes 3851045
-   Neighbouring lengths in the same family: 21407223 is the 10 ft, and 21407225 is the 12 ft
-   Listed for 10 applications on D-series engines

## 🔌 Function

Carries movement from the helm control head to the engine's throttle lever or the reversing gear's shift lever, pushing and pulling a sliding inner wire inside a fixed outer conduit so that the lever position you set is reproduced at the engine end.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Throttle or shift lever feels heavy and notchy where it used to move smoothly
-   Gear will not engage fully, or the throttle does not drop cleanly back to idle
-   Lost travel at the lever before the engine or gearbox answers it
-   Outer conduit kinked, chafed or split, with rust weeping from an end fitting
-   Inner wire found dry, corroded or seized in the conduit once it is withdrawn

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Measure the routed run, allowing for the bend radii at both ends, before ordering - length is the only thing separating these numbers, and a cable pulled tight round a short-radius bend stiffens in service.
-   Supersedes 3851045, catalogued earlier as a mechanical control cable - order this number if your records still show the old one.
-   Volvo Penta's standard-duty cable in the same length is 21633482 - check which cable type the control head and engine bracket were set up for before swapping between the two ranges.

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM Supersession Chain

-   21407224 → Supersedes 3851045 → Supersedes 3857106

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   3851045 earlier number superseded by this part
-   3857106 earlier number superseded by this part
-   21633482 - same-length Volvo Penta standard mechanical control cable
-   3595377 - related 5 ft Xact control cable
-   40005275 - related 6 ft Xact control cable
-   Same-length Type 333 / 33C premium control cable may be used after confirming travel, threaded ends and attachment geometry

## 📦 Condition

-   Genuine Volvo Penta part
-   Brand new
-   Supplied in original or equivalent packaging

## Details

- **Price:** 204.96 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Engine Controls
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 204.96 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 21407224 Control Cable | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/21407224-control-cable-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-09-19