The defect
THE ACCELERATOR CABLE MAY HAVE BEEN KINKED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY. THE KINK IN THE CABLE CAN CAUSE EITHER A HIGH EFFORT ACCELERATOR CABLE, STICKING ACCELERATOR CABLE, OR A BROKEN ACCELERATOR CABLE.
The risk
IF THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE STICKS OR BREAKS IT CANRESULT IN LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL. IF LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL OCCURS WHILE THEVEHICLE IS IN MOTION, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Pontiac Sunbird | 1992 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontiac Sunbird | 1992 | 30 | 3 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1992
10 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the vehicle speed control; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 92V187000 28 Dec 1992 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 92V158000 3 Nov 1992 | GRUMMAN OLSON, INC |
| 92V142000 5 Oct 1992 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 92V131000 15 Sept 1992 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 92V118000 14 Aug 1992 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 92V101000 10 Jul 1992 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 92V100000 7 Jul 1992 | MONACO COACH CORP. |
| 92V061000 27 Apr 1992 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992