NHTSA recall campaign
86V030000
ManufacturerGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Reported1986-02-21Affected135,623 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
THE THROTTLE RETURN SPRING ASSEMBLY MAY FAIL PREVENTING THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO THE CLOSED (IDLE) POSITION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: ENGINE SPEED MAY NOT DECREASE AND LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE THROTTLE RETURN SPRING.
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