The defect
A SMALL AMOUNT OF COOLANT SEEPAGE MAY OCCUR, AND EVENTUALLY RESIDUE MAY ACCUMULATE ON THE THROTTLE VALVE.
The risk
RESIDUE MAY CAUSE THROTTLE VALVE RETURN-TO-IDLE SPEED TOBE SLOWER THAN NORMAL WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED.
The remedy
REPLACE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Prelude | 1988 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honda Prelude | 1988 | 35 | 6 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1987
17 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the vehicle speed control; AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. filed 122 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. |
| 87V107000 16 Jul 1987 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987