The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 124, "ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS", IN THAT DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE LOWER THROTTLE RETURN SPRING AND THE TENSION IN BOTH THROTTLE SPRINGS, THE VEHICLE MAY NOT MEET THE RETURN TIME SPECIFIED IN THE STANDARD.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, EITHER RELOCATE OR REPLACE THE THROTTLE SPRINGS AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
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Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1978
14 of the 272 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1978 concerned the vehicle speed control; PACCAR, INCORPORATED filed 199 campaigns in all.
| 78V262000 12 Dec 1978 | RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED |
| 78V263000 12 Dec 1978 | RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED |
| 78V003000 9 Dec 1978 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 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. |
| 78V078000 11 Apr 1978 | BATAVUS USA, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1978