The defect
WHEN SUBJECTED TO THE EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURES THAT CAN OCCUR IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE DAMPER SLEEVES WHICH COVER THE RETURN SPRINGS OF THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEM CAN DEFORM AND PREVENT THEIR RETURNING THE THROTTLE TO IDLE POSITION AFTER RELEASE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
The remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE RETURN DAMPER SLEEVES WITH NEW SLEEVES OF HIGH TEMPERATURE-RESISTANT PLASTIC MATERIAL.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
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; BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed 145 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. |
| 80V036000 26 Mar 1980 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
| 80V002000 8 Jan 1980 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980