The defect
THE AUTOMATIC SPEED CONTROL SWITCH MAY STICK IN THE "RESUME" POSITION RESTRICTING RETURN MOVEMENT. THIS WILL NOT ALLOW THE NORMAL BRAKE PEDAL OPERATION TO DEACTIVATE THE SYSTEM.
The remedy
THE SHIELD PORTION OF THE "RESUME" SLIDE LEVER IN THE SPEED CONTROL UNIT WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chrysler Cordoba | 1981, 1982 |
| Chrysler Imperial | 1981, 1982 |
| Chrysler LeBaron | 1981, 1982 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1981, 1982 |
| Chrysler Newport | 1981 |
| Dodge Aries | 1981, 1982 |
| Dodge Diplomat | 1981, 1982 |
| Dodge Mirada | 1981, 1982 |
| Dodge Omni | 1981, 1982 |
| Dodge ST Regis | 1981 |
| Plymouth Fury | 1981, 1982 |
| Plymouth Horizon | 1981, 1982 |
| Plymouth Reliant | 1981, 1982 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysler Cordoba | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| Chrysler Cordoba | 1982 | 1 | 1 |
| Chrysler Imperial | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Chrysler Imperial | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Chrysler LeBaron | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| Chrysler LeBaron | 1982 | 1 | 4 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1981 | 2 | 2 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Chrysler Newport | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| Dodge Aries | 1981 | 2 | 4 |
| Dodge Aries | 1982 | 2 | 4 |
| Dodge Diplomat | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| Dodge Diplomat | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| Dodge Mirada | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| Dodge Mirada | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge Omni | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge Omni | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| Dodge ST Regis | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| Plymouth Fury | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| Plymouth Fury | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| Plymouth Horizon | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Plymouth Horizon | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| Plymouth Reliant | 1981 | 2 | 4 |
| Plymouth Reliant | 1982 | 2 | 4 |
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 |
| 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. |
| 81V012000 28 Jan 1981 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1981