The defect
IF THE CLUTCH CABLE WAS FORCEFULLY PULLED OR PUSHED UPON DURING THE CRATING PROCESS AT THE FACTORY, THE CLUTCH CABLE MAY HAVE BECOME DISLODGED FROM ITS CABLE RETAINER. IT MAY CONTACT THE CARBURETOR THROTTLE SHAFT CONNECTOR AND PREVENT THE THROTTLE PLATES FROM RETURNING TO IDLE.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL CLUTCH CABLE RETAINER TO PREVENT DISLODGEMENT AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
Other power train recalls in 1979
15 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the power train; AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. filed 75 campaigns in all.
| 79V269000 20 Dec 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V261000 18 Dec 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V240000 30 Oct 1979 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 79V237000 26 Oct 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V236000 24 Oct 1979 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| 79V225000 10 Oct 1979 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 79V220000 25 Sept 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 79V214000 18 Sept 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979