NHTSA recall campaign
78E012000
ManufacturerDANA CORPORATIONReported1978-05-10Affected65,000 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
THE CABLE LEADING FROM THE SPEED CONTROL SERVO UNIT TO THE THROTTLE LINKAGE MAY BECOME ENTRAPPED ON THE REHEOSTAT ADJUSTMENT SCREW. IF ENTRAPPED, THE CABLE WILL HOLD THE VEHICLE THROTTLE PARTIALLY OPEN WHETHER OR NOT THE SPEED CONTROL IS ENGAGED.
Manufacturer remedy
AN ADJUSTING SCREW AND WASHER WILL BE INSTALLED, BY THE SERVICE FACILITY WHICH INSTALLED THE SPEED CONTROL, TO CORRECT THE CONDITION.
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Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.