The defect
ACCELERATOR PUMP LEVER RETAINING PIN MAY LOOSEN AFTER REPEATED HEAVY ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPLICATIONS. THIS COULD CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO BECOME STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL A SPECIAL COTTER PIN, TO RETAIN THE ACCELERATOR PUMP PIN, AND A SPRING CLIP THRUST WASHER ON THE ACCELERATOR PUMP LINK.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick LeSabre | 1981 |
| Chevrolet Impala | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick LeSabre | 1981 | 0 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Impala | 1981 | 2 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Impala | 1982 | 2 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Impala | 1983 | 3 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 1981 | 3 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 1982 | 2 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 1983 | 1 | 2 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1983
5 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the vehicle speed control; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 83V118000 15 Nov 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V062000 17 Jun 1983 | EXCALIBUR AUTO CORP. |
| 83V057000 23 May 1983 | MITSUBISHI MANUFACTURING AMER |
| 83V035000 1 Apr 1983 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983