The defect
ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, CORROSION COULD DEVELOP IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM SERVO UNIT. CONSEQUENTLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM MAY NOT RESPOND TO ATTEMPTS TO RELEASE IT BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT COULD BEGIN TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE FROM THE SET SPEED (ABOVE APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH).
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, INSTALL A REPLACEMENT ACTUATOR UNIT INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, FREE OF CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
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Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1977
12 of the 245 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1977 concerned the vehicle speed control; MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. filed 61 campaigns in all.
| 77V245000 30 Dec 1977 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 77V234000 28 Dec 1977 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 77V219000 14 Dec 1977 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. |
| 77V210000 25 Nov 1977 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 77V196000 15 Nov 1977 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 77V178000 14 Oct 1977 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 77V161000 23 Sept 1977 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 77V143000 14 Sept 1977 | JAGUAR CARS |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1977