The defect
DUE TO HEAT EFFECTS, THE THROTTLE BUSHING LOCATED ON THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE, CAN FATIGUE AND BREAK, CAUSING THE THROTTLE LINKAGE TO SEPARATE.
The risk
IF THE THROTTLE LINKAGE SEPARATES, THE ENGINE WILL RETURNTO IDLE SPEED, AND REMAIN AT IDLE, WITH NO ACCELERATION ABILITY. LOSS OF ENGINESPEED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND ANACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE THROTTLE BUSHING WITH A NEW BUSHING MADE FROM MORE HEAT-RESISTANT MATERIALS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz 300 | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz 300 | 1987 | 29 | 1 |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 | 1988 | 7 | 1 |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 | 1989 | 5 | 1 |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 | 1990 | 5 | 4 |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 | 1991 | 19 | 2 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1993
12 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the vehicle speed control; MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. filed 61 campaigns in all.
| 93V201001 14 Dec 1993 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 93V211000 13 Dec 1993 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 93V201000 3 Dec 1993 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 93V190000 22 Nov 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V164000 1 Oct 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V160000 27 Sept 1993 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 93V162000 27 Sept 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V097000 7 Jun 1993 | SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993