The defect
FLOOR MAT COULD BECOME MISPOSITIONED AND INTERFERE WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
The risk
THROTTLE MAY NOT RETURN TO THE CLOSED IDLE POSITIONCAUSING LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASHWITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
REPLACE FLOOR MATS WITH NEWLY DESIGNED MATS THAT ARE LONGER AND HAVE IMPROVED RETENTION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cadillac Eldorado | 1986 |
| Cadillac Seville | 1986 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Eldorado | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| Cadillac Seville | 1986 | 11 | 2 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1987
17 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the vehicle speed control; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 87V175000 16 Nov 1987 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 87V173000 13 Nov 1987 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 87V170000 28 Oct 1987 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 87V159000 8 Oct 1987 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 87V152000 21 Sept 1987 | EXECUTIVE IND., INC. |
| 87V149000 17 Sept 1987 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 87V125000 10 Aug 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V122000 4 Aug 1987 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987