NHTSA recall campaign
77V093000
ManufacturerWHITE MOTOR CORPORATIONReported1977-06-17Affected293 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
THE ENGINE MOUNTED ACCELERATOR RELAY SHAFT CAN BE CONTACTED BY THE CAB STRUCTURE DUE TO VARIATIONS IN THE CAB TO ENGINE RELATIONSHIP COMBINED WITH SUFFICIENT RELATIVE MOTION BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE CAB. THIS COULD CAUSE THE ACCELERATOR TO BIND IN POSITION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OVER VEHICLE SPEED.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALER WILL RELOCATE THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE AT NO COST TO OWNER.
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