NHTSA recall campaign
88V023000
ManufacturerWESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC.Reported1988-02-26Affected303 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
THROTTLE RETURN SPRINGS MAY FAIL DURING NORMAL OPERATION WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Risk
IF BOTH SPRINGS FAIL, ENGINE THROTTLE MAY NOT RETURN TOIDLE POSITION WHEN THROTTLE FOOT PEDAL IS RELEASED; THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSSOF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE THROTTLE RETURN SPRINGS.
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