The defect
SOME OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES CONTAIN INCORRECT ACCELERATOR CABLE BRACKETS. THIS COULD ALLOW THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO ROD TO BIND ON THE ACCELERATOR CABLE BRACKET.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL THE CORRECT CABLE BRACKET WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER. VEHICLES WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL WILL ALSO BE MODIFIED IN THE EVENT THAT CRUISE CONTROL IS LATER ADDED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cadillac Eldorado | 1982 |
| Cadillac Seville | 1982 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Eldorado | 1982 | 1 | 2 |
| Cadillac Seville | 1982 | 0 | 3 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1982
8 of the 135 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1982 concerned the vehicle speed control; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 82V119000 7 Dec 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 82V087000 16 Sept 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 82V037000 21 Apr 1982 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 82V034000 14 Apr 1982 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 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