The defect
THE THROTTLE MAY JAM AND MAY NOT RETURN TO THE CLOSED POSITION. THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO THE OMISSION, DURING ASSEMBLY, OF A NUT ON THE CRUISE CONTROL ROD WHICH LIMITS TRAVEL IN THE THROTTLE MECHANISM.
The remedy
VEHICLES WILL HAVE THE MISSING NUT ADDED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL ROD WITHOUT CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Oldsmobile 88 | 1984 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldsmobile 88 | 1984 | 9 | 3 |
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.
| 83V077000 19 Aug 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