The defect
THERE MAY BE INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN A CLAMP ON A VACUUM HOSE AND THE THROTTLE LINKAGE.
The risk
ON RAPID APPLICATION OF FULL THROTTLE, LINKAGE COULD BINDAGAINST A CLAMP AND RESULT IN LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL, WHICH COULD CAUSE ANACCIDENT.
The remedy
REROUTE VACUUM HOSE AND SHORTEN VACUUM PIPE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Bentley Turbo R | 1989 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley Turbo R | 1989 | 0 | 2 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1989
21 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the vehicle speed control; ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. filed 40 campaigns in all.
| 89V233000 22 Dec 1989 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 89V234000 22 Dec 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V211000 4 Dec 1989 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 89V201000 19 Nov 1989 | LAG MOTORCOACH USA |
| 89V182000 30 Oct 1989 | IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC. |
| 89V159000 25 Sept 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V136000 10 Aug 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V135000 10 Aug 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989