The defect
THE BASE OF THE ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS MADE OF DIE CAST ALUMINUM. THE BASE MOUNTS DIRECTLY TO THE CAB FIREWALL. THE CAB FIREWALL IS NOT RIGID ENOUGH OR FLAT ENOUGH AT THE MOUNTING SURFACE, CAUSING STRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR BASE THAT WILL CAUSE THE MOUNTING PADS ON THE BASE OF THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY TO FAIL AND TOTALLY SEPARATE FROM THE FIREWALL.
The risk
THIS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF SPEED CONTROL, DRIVER DISTRACTION, AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND INSTALL A PLATE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR MOUNTING BASE AND THE FIREWALL ON THOSE UNITS WHERE THE BASE IS NOT BROKEN AND HAS NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF A CRACK. IF THE BASE IS BROKEN OR CRACKED, THE ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW REDESIGNED ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International Harvester 2574 | 1994, 1995 |
| International Harvester 2674 | 1994, 1995 |
| International Harvester 3600 | 1994, 1995 |
| International Harvester 4700 | 1994, 1995 |
| International Harvester 8100 | 1994, 1995 |
| International Harvester 8200 | 1994, 1995 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
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 2574 | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester 2574 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester 2674 | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester 2674 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester 3600 | 1994 | 0 | 6 |
| International Harvester 3600 | 1995 | 0 | 3 |
| International Harvester 4700 | 1994 | 1 | 2 |
| International Harvester 4700 | 1995 | 2 | 5 |
| International Harvester 8100 | 1994 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester 8100 | 1995 | 0 | 3 |
| International Harvester 8200 | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester 8200 | 1995 | 0 | 2 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1994
14 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the vehicle speed control; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE filed 97 campaigns in all.
| 94V201000 18 Oct 1994 | WHEELED COACH INDUSTRIES |
| 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. |
| 94V079000 25 Apr 1994 | GULF STREAM COACH INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994