The defect
ACCELERATOR CABLE BUSHING COULD DISCONNECT FROM THE ACCELERATOR LEVER ASSEMBLY. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF ENGINE CONTROL WITH ENGINE RETURNING TO IDLE.
The remedy
REPLACE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BRACKET AND LEVER ASSEMBLIES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Jeep Cherokee | 1986 |
| Jeep Comanche | 1986 |
| Jeep Wagoneer | 1986 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeep Cherokee | 1986 | 21 | 4 |
| Jeep Comanche | 1986 | 6 | 6 |
| Jeep Wagoneer | 1986 | 5 | 5 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1986
12 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the vehicle speed control; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 86V132000 2 Oct 1986 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 86V130000 19 Sept 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V129000 15 Sept 1986 | VOLVO OF AMERICA 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