The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE STANDARD NO. 124, "ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS", DUE TO FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE TO RETURN COMPLETELY TO IDLE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS WITH ONE OF THE TWO ACCELERATOR CONTROL RETURN SPRINGS INOPERATIVE.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND MODIFY THE THROTTLE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford C Series (medium) | 1981 |
| Ford F Series (medium) | 1981 |
| Ford L Series (heavy) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford C Series (medium) | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford F Series (medium) | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford L Series (heavy) | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1982
8 of the 135 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1982 concerned the vehicle speed control; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 82V119000 7 Dec 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 82V087000 16 Sept 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 82V060000 8 Jun 1982 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 82V037000 21 Apr 1982 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 82V034000 14 Apr 1982 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 82V010000 28 Jan 1982 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 82V006000 22 Jan 1982 | DE LOREAN MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1982