The defect
A WRONG CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATOR CABLE CLIP WAS INSTALLED IN THE ASSEMBLY. THIS COULD ALLOW THE ACCELERATOR CABLE TO DISENGAGE FROM THE THROTTLE CONTROL. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE DISENGAGED ACCELERATOR CABLE CAUSES THE THROTTLE TO REMAIN PARTIALLY OPEN WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS IN USE AND RESULTS IN LOSS OF ACCELERATION CONTROL AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL NEW ACCELERATOR CABLE CLIP.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Renault Sportwagon | 1985 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renault Sportwagon | 1985 | 0 | 3 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1985
7 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the vehicle speed control; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 85V136000 23 Oct 1985 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 85V115000 19 Sept 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 85V102000 8 Aug 1985 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 85V054000 1 May 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 85V029000 19 Mar 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V023000 1 Mar 1985 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985