WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1980-03-26.
Recall campaignNHTSA 80V036000
Vehicle speed control: cables
Component
Vehicle speed control: cables
Manufacturer
WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
388
Reported to NHTSA
1980-03-26
Owners notified
1980-06-09
Defect description
CERTAIN VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 124, "ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS". DUE TO INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN ACTUATOR AND THE ACCELERATOR RETURN SPRINGS, THE THROTTLE MAY NOT RETURN QUICKLY ENOUGH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPOSITION THE THROTTLE RETURN SPRING BRACKET AND REPLACE THE RETURN SPRINGS WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH KYSOR ENGINE SHUTDOWN ACTUATORS ANDDETROIT DIESEL ENGINES.SYSTEM: FUEL; THROTTLE RETURN SPRING, BRACKETS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROLAND AN ACCIDENT.
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.