The defect
CERTAIN VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 124, "ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS". DUE TO INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN ACTUATOR AND THE ACCELERATOR RETURN SPRINGS, THE THROTTLE MAY NOT RETURN QUICKLY ENOUGH.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPOSITION THE THROTTLE RETURN SPRING BRACKET AND REPLACE THE RETURN SPRINGS WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
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Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
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 |
| 80V002000 8 Jan 1980 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980