The defect
INNER AND OUTER CARBURETOR THROTTLE RETURN SPRINGS MAY HAVE BEEN MISINSTALLED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SPRING FAILURE. THIS CAN PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO A CLOSED POSITION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED.
The remedy
BOTH THROTTLE RETURN SPRINGS WILL BE REPLACED AND PROPERLY INSTALLED WITHOUT CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1979
7 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the vehicle speed control; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 79V233000 23 Oct 1979 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 79V224000 9 Oct 1979 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
| 79V213000 18 Sept 1979 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 79V206000 14 Sept 1979 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 79V195000 28 Aug 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 79V111000 4 May 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979