The defect
DUE TO AN INCORRECT CAB SUPPORT LEG, THROTTLE ROD WHEN SEPARATED, COULD CAUSE THROTTLE LINKAGE TO LOCK IN THE FULL THROTTLE POSITION.
The risk
IF THROTTLE LOCKED IN FULL THROTTLE POSITION WHILE THETRUCK IS MOVING, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL A RESTRICTOR PLATE TO THE CAB LEG.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Peterbilt 362 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterbilt 362 | 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; PACCAR, INCORPORATED filed 199 campaigns in all.
| 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 |
| 88V023000 26 Feb 1988 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988