The defect
THE SEALANT USED ON ROUGH ALUMINUM GOVERNOR HOUSING OF CERTAIN FUEL INJECTION PUMPS COULD PENETRATE THROUGH THE BUSHING WHEN THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GETS UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND GETS BETWEEN THE THROTTLE SHAFT AND BUSHINGS CAUSE THE SHAFT TO BIND. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF THE SHAFT BINDS IN THE BUSHING AND PREVENT THE THROTTLE SHAFT FROM RETURNING TO LOW IDLE POSITION WHEN ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED, IT MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THROTTLE SHAFT BUSHINGS IN THE GOVERNOR HOUSING.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz L1319 | 1986 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz L1319 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1986
16 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; FREIGHTLINER CORP. filed 116 campaigns in all.
| 86V172000 22 Dec 1986 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 86V167000 17 Dec 1986 | NISSAN DIESEL AMERICA, INC |
| 86V160000 11 Dec 1986 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 86V162000 11 Dec 1986 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA |
| 86V149000 7 Nov 1986 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 86V123000 2 Sept 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V111000 14 Aug 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V103000 4 Aug 1986 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986