The defect
BRACKETS USED TO ATTACH CRUISE CONTROL TO THE FUEL PUMP MAY BEND AND/OR DEFLECT.
The risk
THROTTLE LINKAGE COULD BIND AND NOT CONFORM TO THROTTLERETURN TIMING OF FMVSS 124.
The remedy
REPLACE SUSPECT BRACKETRY WITH A REINFORCED PART.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kenworth Conventional Series | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenworth Conventional Series | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenworth Conventional Series | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenworth Conventional Series | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenworth Conventional Series | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenworth Conventional Series | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenworth Conventional Series | 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.
| 88V119000 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