The defect
THE ACCELERATOR CABLE COULD BREAK DUE TO THE CARBURETOR TRUNNION PIN RESTRICTING THE MOVEMENT OF THE CABLE END. SHOULD THE ACCELERATOR STICK IN THE OPEN POSITION OR BREAK, CONTROL OVER VEHICLE SPEED WILL BE LOST.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSTALL A NEW TRUNNION PIN AND THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE WILL BE CHECKED ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
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Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1978
14 of the 272 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1978 concerned the vehicle speed control; JAGUAR CARS filed 102 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. |
| 78V120000 2 Jun 1978 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 78V078000 11 Apr 1978 | BATAVUS USA, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1978