The defect
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS SUCH AS AMBIENT HUMIDITY AND VEHICLE PRE-CONDITIONING BY REPEATED COLD START, AND SHORT TRIP DRIVING CYCLES IN COMBINATION WITH SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES, THERE EXISTS THE POSSIBILITY FOR ICE TO FORM IN THE THROTTLE HOUSING AND TEMPORARILY IMPEDE FULL CLOSURE OF THE THROTTLE PLATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED. THIS ICE BUILD-UP IN THE THROTTLE HOUSING MAY CAUSE HESITATION IN VEHICLE DECELERATION AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL MODIFY THE ENGINE INTAKE SYSTEM TO FURTHER IMPROVE PREHEATING OF INCOMING AIR IN COLD WEATHER. THIS WILL BE DONE FREE OF CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1979
7 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the vehicle speed control; SAAB CARS USA, INC. filed 88 campaigns in all.
| 79V233000 23 Oct 1979 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 79V224000 9 Oct 1979 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
| 79V213000 18 Sept 1979 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 79V195000 28 Aug 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 79V111000 4 May 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 79V074000 22 Mar 1979 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979