Recall campaign · NHTSA 79V029000

Vehicle speed control: springs

PACCAR, INCORPORATED filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1978-11-27.

Recall campaignNHTSA 79V029000

Vehicle speed control: springs

Component
Vehicle speed control: springs
Manufacturer
PACCAR, INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected
30,000
Reported to NHTSA
1978-11-27
Owners notified
1978-11-20

Defect description

THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 124, "ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS", IN THAT DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE LOWER THROTTLE RETURN SPRING AND THE TENSION IN BOTH THROTTLE SPRINGS, THE VEHICLE MAY NOT MEET THE RETURN TIME SPECIFIED IN THE STANDARD.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, EITHER RELOCATE OR REPLACE THE THROTTLE SPRINGS AT NO COST TO OWNER.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS.SYSTEM: THROTTLE LINKAGE AND CONTROL; RETURN SPRING.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, THE FAILURE OF THE THROTTLETO RETURN TO IDLE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED TWO SECONDS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OFVEHICLE CONTROL WHICH COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Scope of coverage

12 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
KENWORTH 7001978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973
KENWORTH L7001978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973

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.