The defect
ACCELERATOR CONTROL MAY STICK IN A DEPRESSED POSITION WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES ARE AT OR BELOW FREEZING.
The risk
ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT GREATER THAN IDLE SPEED WHENOPERATOR REMOVES PRESSURE FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OFCONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REROUTE OR REPLACE ACCELERATOR CABLE WITH A NEW CABLE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Grumman Long Life | 1987, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grumman Long Life | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Grumman Long Life | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1988
12 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the vehicle speed control; GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. filed 12 campaigns in all.
| 88V119000 25 Jul 1988 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 88V123000 25 Jul 1988 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 88V099000 24 Jun 1988 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 88V080000 16 May 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V064000 14 Apr 1988 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. |
| 88V057000 5 Apr 1988 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 88V031000 15 Mar 1988 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 88V024000 1 Mar 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988