The defect
THE HEATER HOSE ROUTING CAN INTERFERE WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM.
The risk
THIS INTERFERENCE MAY CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO STICK AT FULLTHROTTLE WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE ACCELERATORPEDAL IS RELEASED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND POSSIBLYRESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
INSTALL A CLAMP TO REROUTE THE HEATER HOSE TO A POSITION WHERE IT WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE THROTTLE CABLE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Grumman Route Star | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grumman Route Star | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1992
10 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the vehicle speed control; GRUMMAN OLSON, INC filed 10 campaigns in all.
| 92V187000 28 Dec 1992 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 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. |
| 92V048000 3 Apr 1992 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992