NHTSA recall campaign

90E034000

ManufacturerWILLIAMS CONTROLS, INC.Reported1990-09-25Affected3,850 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

ELECTRONIC FOOT PEDAL SPRINGS COULD FAIL DUE TO IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT, PREVENTING THE PEDAL FROM RETURNING TO ITS NORMAL IDLE POSITION.

Risk

THIS COULD CAUSE AN UNINTENDED FULL THROTTLE CONDITION THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE ASSEMBLY WITH ONE CONTAINING PROPERLY HEAT TREATED SPRING AND OR INSTALL A FAILSAFE SWITCH ONTO FOOT PEDAL ASSEMBLY TO PREVENT UNINTENDED THROTTLE CONDITION FROM OCCURRING.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.