The defect
MALFUNCTIONS OF INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF IDLE CONTROL UNIT COULD CAUSE IDLE STABILIZER VALVE TO BECOME ACTIVATED OUTSIDE ITS NORMAL OPERATING RANGE.
The risk
IDLE RPM MAY BECOME ERRATIC AND, IN SOMEINSTANCES,INCREASE.
The remedy
INSTALL LATEST SPECIFICATION IDLE CONTROL UNIT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Audi 5000 | 1984, 1985 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audi 5000 | 1984 | 4 | 5 |
| Audi 5000 | 1985 | 14 | 7 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1987
17 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the vehicle speed control; VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed 204 campaigns in all.
| 87V175000 16 Nov 1987 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 87V173000 13 Nov 1987 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 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. |
| 87V107000 16 Jul 1987 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987