The defect
THROTTLE MAY NOT RETURN TO IDLE BECAUSE OF INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE FLOOR CARPET. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ROD EXTENDS BELOW THE BASE OF THE FOOT PAD AND CONTACTS THE FLOOR CARPETING WHEN PEDAL IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL REMOVE EXCESS ROD MATERIAL EXTENDING BELOW THE FOOT PAD AND ANY SHARP ROD END EDGES WILL BE SMOOTHED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dodge Charger | 1983 |
| Dodge Shelby | 1983 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge Charger | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Dodge Shelby | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1983
5 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the vehicle speed control; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 83V118000 15 Nov 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V077000 19 Aug 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V062000 17 Jun 1983 | EXCALIBUR AUTO CORP. |
| 83V057000 23 May 1983 | MITSUBISHI MANUFACTURING AMER |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983