The defect
IDLE CONTROL UNIT MAY MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE IDLE STABLIZER VALVE TO BECOME ACTIVATED OUTSIDE ITS NORMAL OPERATING RANGE.
The risk
IDLE RPM MAY BECOME ERRATIC AND IN SOME INSTANCES,INCREASE.
The remedy
REPLACE IDLE CONTROL UNIT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen Quantum | 1984 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Quantum | 1984 | 3 | 3 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1988
12 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the vehicle speed control; VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed 204 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