The defect
THE TRANSMISSION THROTTLE CONTROL ROD SPRING MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. THIS MAY CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO CLOSE MORE SLOWLY THAN NORMAL. VEHICLES MAY RETURN TO IDLE SLOWLY.
The remedy
EACH END OF THE SPRING WILL BE INSPECTED AND RELOCATED, IF NECESSARY, TO ENSURE CORRECT POSITIONING.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Jeep Cherokee | 1981 |
| Jeep CJ7 | 1981 |
| Jeep Truck | 1981 |
| Jeep Wagoneer | 1981 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeep CJ7 | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeep Cherokee | 1981 | 1 | 2 |
| Jeep Truck | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeep Wagoneer | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1981
10 of the 157 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1981 concerned the vehicle speed control; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 81V156000 29 Dec 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 81V111000 22 Sept 1981 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 81V081000 6 Jul 1981 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 81V080000 1 Jul 1981 | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 81V078000 26 Jun 1981 | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 81V045000 6 Apr 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 81V029000 5 Mar 1981 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 81V028000 3 Mar 1981 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1981