Recall campaign · NHTSA 68V085000

Vehicle speed control

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1968-09-17.

Recall campaignNHTSA 68V085000

Vehicle speed control

Component
Vehicle speed control
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
310,290
Reported to NHTSA
1968-09-17
Owners notified
1968-09-09

Manufacturer remedy

No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.

Notes

POSSIBILITY THAT CARBURETOR THROTTLE LEVER MAY INTERFERE WITH THROTTLE RETAINING CLIP.IF THIS OCCURS, CAN CAUSE THROTTLE LEVER TO BE HELD PARTIALLY OPEN,PREVENTING ITS RETURN TO IDLE POSITION. POSSIBLE THIS WILL MAKE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP.(CORRECT WHERE NECESSARY WITH IMPROVED TYPE THROTTLE RODCLIP.)

Scope of coverage

10 model years across 10 models.

ModelYears on record
Buick Skylark1968
Buick Special1968
Chevrolet Camaro1968
Chevrolet Chevelle1968
Chevrolet Chevrolet1968
Chevrolet Chevy II1968
Chevrolet EL Camino1968
OLDSMOBILE F851968
Pontiac Firebird1968
Pontiac Tempest1968

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.