NHTSA recall campaign
86V130000
ManufacturerGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Reported1986-09-19Affected241 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
THE THROTTLE RETURN SPRING ASSEMBLY MAY FAIL AND PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO THE CLOSED (IDLE) POSITION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: ENGINE SPEED WOULD NOT DECREASE; LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE RETURN SPRING(S).
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