Recall campaign · NHTSA 78V006000

Vehicle speed control

ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1978-01-10.

Recall campaignNHTSA 78V006000

Vehicle speed control

Component: Vehicle speed control
Manufacturer: ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC.
Vehicles affected: 900
Reported to NHTSA: 1978-01-10
Owners notified: 1978-01-04

Defect description

THE VEHICLE MAY REMAIN ON AUTOMATIC CRUISE CONTROL EVEN WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO BRAKE. THIS MALFUNCTION MAY OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

AS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION, DEALER WILL REMOVE THE SLEEVE BALL CHAIN LINKING THE BELLOWS VACUUM ASSEMBLY TO THE ACCELERATOR THROTTLE LINKAGE.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: EQUIPMENT; CRUISE CONTROL.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT MAY OCCUR.NOTE: OWNER IS ADVISED NOT TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS BEENINSPECTED AND CORRECTED.

Scope of coverage

12 model years across 6 models.

Model	Years on record
ROLLS-ROYCE Bentley	1978 1977
ROLLS-ROYCE Camargue	1978 1977
ROLLS-ROYCE Corniche	1978 1977
ROLLS-ROYCE Corniche Convertible	1978 1977
ROLLS-ROYCE Silver Shadow	1978 1977
ROLLS-ROYCE Silver Wraith	1978 1977

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.