The defect
THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN CABLE LOCATED BETWEEN THE DASH BOARD AND FIREWALL, MAY INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE.
The remedy
ENGINE SHUTDOWN CABLE WILL BE REROUTED AND STRAPPED DOWN AS NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International Harvester S Series | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Harvester S Series | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester S Series | 1982 | 0 | 3 |
| International Harvester S Series | 1983 | 0 | 3 |
| International Harvester S Series | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1984
5 of the 164 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1984 concerned the vehicle speed control; INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER filed 49 campaigns in all.
| 84V001000 3 Dec 1984 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 84V138000 2 Nov 1984 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 84V132000 16 Oct 1984 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 84V106000 11 Sept 1984 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1984