The defect
ON CERTAIN BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL/ACCELERATOR PEDALS SUPPLIED BY WILLIAMS CONTROLS INDUSTRIES, THE WELD ATTACHING THE CLEVIS TO THE PLATE HAS INSUFFICIENT PENETRATION AND COULD ALLOW THE CLEVIS TO SEPARATE FROM THE PLATE.
The risk
IF THE CLEVIS SEPARATED FROM THE PLATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE, THE VEHICLE WOULD RETURN TO IDLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
CHANCE COACH RECOMMENDS THAT OWNERS INSPECT THEIR VEHICLES AND INSTALL THE PART KIT PROVIDED BY CHANCE COACH. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE PARTS AND INSTRUCTIONS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHANCE COACH AT 1-888-391-1777.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chance Opus 29 | 2001, 2002 |
| Chance Opus 34 | 2002 |
| Chance RT-52 | 2001 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chance Opus 29 | 2001 | 0 | 5 |
| Chance Opus 29 | 2002 | 0 | 5 |
| Chance Opus 34 | 2002 | 0 | 4 |
| Chance RT-52 | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2002
25 of the 434 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2002 concerned the vehicle speed control; CHANCE COACH, INC. filed 31 campaigns in all.
| 02V298000 12 Nov 2002 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 02V303000 12 Nov 2002 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 02V262000 24 Sept 2002 | MOTO GUZZI NORTH AMERICA |
| 02V004010 20 Sept 2002 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 02V004009 19 Sept 2002 | SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
| 02V248000 16 Sept 2002 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 02V186000 8 Jul 2002 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 02V161000 14 Jun 2002 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2002