The defect
THE CRUISE CONTROL VACUUM SOLENOID VALVES MAY MALFUNCTION AT ANY TIME THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AND THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED AND CAUSE UNEXPECTED ENGINE ACCELERATION. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
INSTALL AND RELOCATE A NEW CRUISE CONTROL SERVO ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Corvette | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Corvette | 1984 | 14 | 5 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1985
7 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the vehicle speed control; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 85V136000 23 Oct 1985 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 85V115000 19 Sept 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 85V102000 8 Aug 1985 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 85V093000 22 Jul 1985 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 85V054000 1 May 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 85V023000 1 Mar 1985 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985