The defect
THE HAND THROTTLE CABLE MAY BE MIS-ALIGNED WITH THE ACCELERATOR ROD CAUSING THE HAND THROTTLE CABLE TO "SAW" INTO THE ACCELERATOR ROD. THIS CAN CAUSE THE ACCELERATOR AND HAND THROTTLE CABLE TO BIND IN A PARTIAL OR FULL THROTTLE POSITION.
The risk
SHOULD THE ACCELERATOR ROD AND HAND THROTTLE CABLE BINDIN PARTIAL OR FULL THROTTLE POSITION, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD OCCUR,RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
NAVISTAR DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PRESENT ACCELERATOR ROD WITH A NEW ACCELERATOR ROD WITH A HARDENED END. OWNERS ARE ADVISED TO DISCONNECT THE HAND THROTTLE UNTIL A NEW ACCELERATOR ROD IS AVAILABLE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International Harvester 3900 | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Harvester 3900 | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester 3900 | 1992 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester 3900 | 1993 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester 3900 | 1994 | 0 | 2 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1993
12 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the vehicle speed control; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE filed 97 campaigns in all.
| 93V201001 14 Dec 1993 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 93V211000 13 Dec 1993 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 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. |
| 93V095000 27 May 1993 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993