The defect
FMVSS NO. 124, "ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS" REQUIRES TWO ENERGY SOURCES ON THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL CAPABLE OF RETURNING THE MOTOR CONTROLLER TO THE "IDLE" POSITION. ALTHOUGH THESE VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH TWO SOURCES OF ENERGY (SPRINGS) ON THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEM, ONE SPRING (LOCATED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL) IS NOT CAPABLE OF RETURNING THE ACCELERATOR POTENTIOMETER TO THE "IDLE" POSITION. THIS DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 124.
The risk
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: THE ENGINE SPEED MAY NOT RETURN TO IDLE INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
SOLECTRIA IS REDESIGNING THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL POTENTIOMETERS TO CONTAIN TWO INDEPENDENT TORSIONAL SPRINGS, EACH CAPABLE OF RETURNING THE POTENTIOMETER TO THE IDLE POSITION. DEALERS WILL UPGRADE THE VEHICLES INVOLVED WITH THE NEWLY DESIGNED ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Solectria E10 | 1994, 1995 |
| Solectria Forces | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solectria E10 | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Solectria E10 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Solectria Forces | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Solectria Forces | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Solectria Forces | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Solectria Forces | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Solectria Forces | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1995
14 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the vehicle speed control.
| 95V231002 20 Dec 1995 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 95V231001 5 Dec 1995 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 95V223000 21 Nov 1995 | BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. |
| 95V214000 3 Nov 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V201000 23 Oct 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V191000 11 Oct 1995 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 95V145000 4 Aug 1995 | CAGIVA NORTH AMERICA, INC |
| 95V143000 2 Aug 1995 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995