The defect
THE CONTROL (SERVO) CABLE MAY BE INCORRECTLY ALIGNED WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL LEVER. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE SPEED CONTROL TO FAIL TO DISENGAGE.
The remedy
THE C ONTROL CABLE WILL BE REALIGNED AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL LEVER WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW PART TO ENSURE PROPER ALIGNMENT. T HIS WILL BE DONE AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Itasca | 1981 |
| Winnebago | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itasca | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1981
10 of the 157 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1981 concerned the vehicle speed control; WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. filed 125 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. |
| 81V012000 28 Jan 1981 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1981