The defect
AN ADAPTER MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE. THE ABSENCE OF THIS ADAPTER MAY CAUSE THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE TO "HANG UP" ON THE CAB FLOOR BOARD, PREVENTING THE ENGINE FROM RETURNING TO IDLE.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, RELOCATE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND INSTALL AN ADAPTER WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1979
7 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the vehicle speed control; WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION filed 143 campaigns in all.
| 79V233000 23 Oct 1979 | CHRYSLER 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. |
| 79V074000 22 Mar 1979 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979