The defect
CRUISE CONTROL CABLE LOCK MECHANISM MAY SELF DISENGAGE CAUSING ERRATIC OPERATION OR THROTTLE NOT RETURNING TO IDLE.
The risk
ENGINE SPEED WOULD NOT DECREASE; LOSS OF ACCELERATORCONTROL COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
INSTALL A CLAMP AROUND THE LOCK TAB OF CRUISE CONTROL.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet C10 | 1988 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1988 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1988 |
| Chevrolet K10 | 1988 |
| Chevrolet K20 | 1988 |
| Chevrolet K30 | 1988 |
| GMC C15 | 1988 |
| GMC C25 | 1988 |
| GMC C35 | 1988 |
| GMC K15 | 1988 |
| GMC K25 | 1988 |
| GMC K35 | 1988 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet C10 | 1988 | 7 | 5 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1988 | 3 | 5 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1988 | 1 | 3 |
| Chevrolet K10 | 1988 | 0 | 7 |
| Chevrolet K20 | 1988 | 1 | 6 |
| Chevrolet K30 | 1988 | 0 | 4 |
| GMC C15 | 1988 | 1 | 4 |
| GMC C25 | 1988 | 1 | 4 |
| GMC C35 | 1988 | 1 | 2 |
| GMC K15 | 1988 | 2 | 6 |
| GMC K25 | 1988 | 0 | 5 |
| GMC K35 | 1988 | 0 | 3 |
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 |
| 87V122000 4 Aug 1987 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 87V107000 16 Jul 1987 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987