Recall campaign · NHTSA 85V029000

Vehicle speed control

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1985-03-19.

Recall campaignNHTSA 85V029000

Vehicle speed control

Component: Vehicle speed control
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected: 47,081
Reported to NHTSA: 1985-03-19
Owners notified: 1985-03-20

Defect description

THE CRUISE CONTROL VACUUM SOLENOID VALVES MAY MALFUNCTION AT ANY TIME THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AND THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED AND CAUSE UNEXPECTED ENGINE ACCELERATION. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

INSTALL AND RELOCATE A NEW CRUISE CONTROL SERVO ASSEMBLY.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH RPO K34 CRUISE CONTROL. SYSTEM: CRUISE CONTROL.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

Model	Years on record
Chevrolet Corvette	1984

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.