The defect
IT MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR THE LCF THROTTLE ROD BELL CRANK TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE RADIATOR SEAL. THIS CAN RESULT IN REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND/OR THROTTLE RETURN.
The remedy
DEALER WILL MODIFY THE DRIVER SIDE RADIATOR SEAL TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF INTERFERENCE WITH THE THROTTLE ROD BELL CRANK.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kenworth | 1981, 1982 |
| Peterbilt | 1981, 1982 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenworth | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenworth | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Peterbilt | 1981 | 0 | 5 |
| Peterbilt | 1982 | 0 | 6 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1982
8 of the 135 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1982 concerned the vehicle speed control; PACCAR, INCORPORATED filed 199 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 |
| 82V027000 26 Mar 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 82V010000 28 Jan 1982 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 82V006000 22 Jan 1982 | DE LOREAN MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1982