The defect
HAND THROTTLE CONTROLS WERE NOT IDENTIFIED EITHER ON THE CONTROL KNOB OR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 101. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: TRUCKS ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 101, CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS.
The remedy
WORD THROTTLE WILL BE AFFIXED ON OR ADJACENT TO THE THROTTLE CONTROL.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford L9000 | 1984, 1985, 1986 |
| Ford LH9000 | 1984, 1985, 1986 |
| Ford LL9000 | 1984, 1985, 1986 |
| Ford LNT9000 | 1984, 1985, 1986 |
| Ford LS9000 | 1984, 1985, 1986 |
| Ford LT9000 | 1984, 1985, 1986 |
| Ford LTL9000 | 1984, 1985, 1986 |
| Ford LTS9000 | 1984, 1985, 1986 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford L9000 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford L9000 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford L9000 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LH9000 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LH9000 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LH9000 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LL9000 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LL9000 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LL9000 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LNT9000 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LNT9000 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LNT9000 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LS9000 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LS9000 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LS9000 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LT9000 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LT9000 | 1985 | 1 | 1 |
| Ford LT9000 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LTL9000 | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford LTL9000 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LTL9000 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LTS9000 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LTS9000 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford LTS9000 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1986
12 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the vehicle speed control; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 86V146000 7 Nov 1986 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 86V132000 2 Oct 1986 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 86V130000 19 Sept 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V129000 15 Sept 1986 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. |
| 86V080000 20 Jun 1986 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 86V079000 16 Jun 1986 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 86V076000 10 Jun 1986 | COLLINS INDUSTRIES,INC. |
| 86V067000 27 May 1986 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986