The defect
THROTTLE RETURN SPRING MAY BE INCORRECTLY LOCATED.
The risk
THIS WOULD CAUSE THROTTLE LEVER TO NOT BE UNDERSUFFICIENT TENSION TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS 124.
The remedy
CORRECTLY LOCATE THROTTLE RETURN SPRINGS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Peterbilt 320 | 1989 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS
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 320 | 1989 | 1 | 3 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1989
21 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the vehicle speed control; PACCAR, INCORPORATED filed 199 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 |
| 89V135000 10 Aug 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V115000 20 Jul 1989 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989