The defect
SOME OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 124, "ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS". THE ACCELERATOR CROSS SHAFT SUPPORT BRACKET WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED IN A REVERSED END FOR END POSITION IN THESE CASES. THIS COULD CAUSE A SLIGHT BEND IN THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE, RESULTING IN A DELAY IN THE RETURN OF THE THROTTLE TO THE IDLE POSITION.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REINSTALL THE ACCELERATOR CROSS SHAFT SUPPORT BRACKET CORRECTLY, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
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Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1979
7 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the vehicle speed control; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 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. |
| 79V111000 4 May 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 79V074000 22 Mar 1979 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979