The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: NAVISTAR MODELS 4700 AND 4900 STREET SWEEPERS EQUIPPED WITH DUALIZED STEERING AND VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL. IMPROPER WIRING NEAR THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEELS WILL CAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL TO STAY ENGAGED AFTER DEPRESSING THE FOOT BRAKE PEDAL.
The risk
THE BRAKE PEDAL MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF LOSS OF CONTROL BY THE OPERATOR.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL CORRECT THE WIRING TO THE CRUISE CONTROL.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Elgin Navistar 4700 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Elgin Navistar 4900 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Navistar 4700 | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Elgin Navistar 4700 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Elgin Navistar 4700 | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Elgin Navistar 4700 | 1997 | 0 | 1 |
| Elgin Navistar 4700 | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Elgin Navistar 4700 | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Elgin Navistar 4900 | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Elgin Navistar 4900 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Elgin Navistar 4900 | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Elgin Navistar 4900 | 1997 | 1 | 1 |
| Elgin Navistar 4900 | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Elgin Navistar 4900 | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2000
15 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the vehicle speed control; ELGIN SWEEPER COMPANY filed 7 campaigns in all.
| 00V422000 27 Dec 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V425000 26 Dec 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V329000 16 Oct 2000 | LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 00V302000 12 Oct 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V230003 4 Oct 2000 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 00V252000 21 Sept 2000 | GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. |
| 00V230002 5 Sept 2000 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 00V230001 17 Aug 2000 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000