NHTSA recall campaign
00E049000
What was wrong
Defect
EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: FELSTED LLC ELECTRONIC FOOT PEDALS CONTAINING STAINLESS STEEL OR YELLOW CHROMATE ZINC ELECTROPLATED RETURN SPRINGS MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 1, 1999, THROUGH AUGUST 4, 2000, AND FELSTED LLC ELECTRONIC FOOT PEDALS CONTAINING BLACK CHROMATE ZINC ELECTROPLATED MUSIC WIRE RETURN SPRINGS MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 4, 2000, THOUGH AUGUST 28, 2000. THE RETURN SPRINGS MAY BREAK DUE TO ARCING DURING THE ELECTROPLATING PROCESS.
Risk
IF THE SPRING BREAKS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL NOT RETURN TO IDLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
FELSTED NOTIFIED THEIR ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS (OEM). THE OEMS WILL CONDUCT THE NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY CAMPAIGN FOR THEIR VEHICLES. VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS INVOLVED IN THIS CAMPAIGN ARE LISTED UNDER 00V230.
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Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.