Recall campaign · NHTSA 78V120000

Vehicle speed control

PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1978-06-02.

Recall campaignNHTSA 78V120000

Vehicle speed control

Component
Vehicle speed control
Manufacturer
PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC.
Vehicles affected
29
Reported to NHTSA
1978-06-02

Defect description

THE ELECTRICAL CONTACT POINTS INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN SPEED CONTROL SWITCH MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED. AS A RESULT, "STICKING" COULD OCCUR AND CAUSE THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM TO STOP FUNCTIONING.

Manufacturer remedy

THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH, IF NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: EQUIPMENT; SPEED CONTROL SWITCH.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: AN INOPERATIVE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM MAY ALLOW THEVEHICLE SPEED TO CHANGE SUDDENLY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROLAND AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Porsche 9281978

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.