The defect
LOSS OF RETENTION OF AN INTEGRAL OVER-TRAVEL SPRING ON THROTTLE CABLE COULD CAUSE SPRING DISLOCATION.
The risk
A DISLOCATED SPRING CAN CAUSE INCREASED IDLE POSITIONTHROTTLE OPENING AND HIGHER THAN NORMAL IDLE SPEED.
The remedy
REPLACE THROTTLE CABLES WITH CABLES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE POSITIVE RETENTION OF THE OVER-TRAVEL SPRING.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Renault Medallion | 1988, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renault Medallion | 1988 | 10 | 3 |
| Renault Medallion | 1989 | 1 | 3 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1990
9 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the vehicle speed control; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 90V177000 2 Oct 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V160000 4 Sept 1990 | IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC. |
| 90V113000 6 Jun 1990 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 90V076000 17 Apr 1990 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 90V044000 1 Mar 1990 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 90V040000 28 Feb 1990 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 90V035000 20 Feb 1990 | JAGUAR ROVER TRIUMPH INC. |
| 90V014000 29 Jan 1990 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990