The defect
ROUTING OF THROTTLE CABLE AND GEAR SHIFT CABLE ADJACENT TO THE TELMA RETARDER COULD ALLOW HEAT FROM THE RETARDER TO DAMAGE THE CABLE JACKETS.
The risk
THIS CAN CAUSE SLOW RETURN OR STICKING OF THE THROTTLEWHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE SUBJECT CABLES, AS NECESSARY, AND WRAP CABLES WITH A HEAT RESISTANT BLANKET.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| LAG Galaxy | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| LAG Panoramic | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAG Galaxy | 1985 | 0 | 3 |
| LAG Galaxy | 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| LAG Galaxy | 1987 | 0 | 3 |
| LAG Galaxy | 1988 | 0 | 3 |
| LAG Galaxy | 1989 | 0 | 2 |
| LAG Panoramic | 1985 | 0 | 3 |
| LAG Panoramic | 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| LAG Panoramic | 1987 | 1 | 3 |
| LAG Panoramic | 1988 | 0 | 3 |
| LAG Panoramic | 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; LAG MOTORCOACH USA filed 2 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. |
| 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 |
| 89V115000 20 Jul 1989 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989