The defect
IN THE EVENT OF A PRIMARY ACCELERATOR CONTROL SPRING FAILURE, THE SECONDARY (BACK-UP) ACCELERATOR CONTROL RETURN SPRING WILL NOT RETURN THE THROTTLE TO THE FULLY CLOSED POSITION, AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS NO. 124, "ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEM."
The risk
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SECONDARY THROTTLE RETURN SPRING.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Century | 1994 |
| Oldsmobile Ciera | 1994 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Century | 1994 | 106 | 6 |
| Oldsmobile Ciera | 1994 | 46 | 4 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1994
14 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the vehicle speed control; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 94V201000 18 Oct 1994 | WHEELED COACH INDUSTRIES |
| 94V196000 7 Oct 1994 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 94V193000 4 Oct 1994 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 94V173000 13 Sept 1994 | VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC. |
| 94V136000 19 Jul 1994 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 94V133000 19 Jul 1994 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 94V104000 8 Jun 1994 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 94V091000 13 May 1994 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994