The defect
IN THE EVENT OF A LOW SPEED FRONTAL IMPACT, ENGINE MOVEMENT COULD CAUSE THE THROTTLE CABLE SLEEVE TO BE PULLED OUT OF THE ADJUSTING FITTING AND NOT RETURN TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION OR IDLE POSITION. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF THIS OCCURS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE SPEED WOULD RESULT, MAKING CAR DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IN A POST COLLISION ENVIRONMENT, WHICH CAN CAUSE MORE SERIOUS DAMAGE AND/OR INJURIES.
The remedy
REPLACE THROTTLE CABLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo 240 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo 240 | 1985 | 4 | 1 |
| Volvo 240 | 1986 | 12 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1986
12 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the vehicle speed control; VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. filed 58 campaigns in all.
| 86V146000 7 Nov 1986 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 86V132000 2 Oct 1986 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 86V130000 19 Sept 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V110000 12 Aug 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 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