NHTSA recall campaign
88V011000
ManufacturerGRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC.Reported1988-01-27Affected8,000 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
ACCELERATOR CONTROL MAY STICK IN A DEPRESSED POSITION WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES ARE AT OR BELOW FREEZING.
Risk
ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT GREATER THAN IDLE SPEED WHENOPERATOR REMOVES PRESSURE FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OFCONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
REROUTE OR REPLACE ACCELERATOR CABLE WITH A NEW CABLE.
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