The defect
ON SOME VEHICLES, THE ACCELERATOR RETURN SPRING BRACKET WAS IMPROPERLY POSITIONED. THIS MAY DELAY THE RETURN OF THE THROTTLE TO THE IDLE POSITION OR PREVENT IT FROM RETURNING ALTOGETHER. THE IMPROPER POSITIONING CONSTITUTES A NON-COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 124, "ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS".
The remedy
DEALER WILL CHECK POSITION OF THE ACCELERATOR RETURN SPRING BRACKET ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES. THE BRACKET WILL BE REPOSITIONED AND RETURN SPRINGS WILL BE REPLACED, IF NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
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Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1980
6 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the vehicle speed control; WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION filed 143 campaigns in all.
| 80V157000 2 Dec 1980 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 80V119000 19 Sept 1980 | RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED |
| 80V112000 28 Aug 1980 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 80V076000 19 Jun 1980 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 80V036000 26 Mar 1980 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980