The defect
THE THROTTLE LINKAGE MAY BIND BECAUSE DURING NORMAL OPERATION, THE THROTTLE BODY CASE MAY INTERFERE WITH THE LINKAGE. THIS INTERFERENCE COULD PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM CLOSING EVEN THOUGH THE DRIVER HAS REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT VEHICLES AND IMPROVE THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE AND THROTTLE BODY CASING IF NEEDED, AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Skylark | 1985 |
| Chevrolet Celebrity | 1985 |
| Chevrolet Citation II | 1985 |
| Pontiac 6000 | 1985 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS
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 Skylark | 1985 | 6 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Celebrity | 1985 | 15 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Citation II | 1985 | 1 | 1 |
| Pontiac 6000 | 1985 | 5 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1984
5 of the 164 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1984 concerned the vehicle speed control; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 84V001000 3 Dec 1984 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 84V138000 2 Nov 1984 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 84V106000 11 Sept 1984 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 84V091000 14 Aug 1984 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1984