The defect
THE VEHICLE MAY REMAIN ON AUTOMATIC CRUISE CONTROL EVEN WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO BRAKE. THIS MALFUNCTION MAY OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
AS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION, DEALER WILL REMOVE THE SLEEVE BALL CHAIN LINKING THE BELLOWS VACUUM ASSEMBLY TO THE ACCELERATOR THROTTLE LINKAGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1978
14 of the 272 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1978 concerned the vehicle speed control; ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. filed 40 campaigns in all.
| 78V262000 12 Dec 1978 | RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED |
| 78V263000 12 Dec 1978 | RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED |
| 78V003000 9 Dec 1978 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 79V029000 27 Nov 1978 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 78V218000 10 Oct 1978 | HONDA OF MINOLA |
| 78V130000 9 Jun 1978 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 78V125000 6 Jun 1978 | JAGUAR CARS |
| 78V120000 2 Jun 1978 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1978