Model year record

1988 GRUMMAN Long Life

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. No owner complaints in our copy of the federal file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 88V011000

Vehicle speed control: linkages

Component
Vehicle speed control: linkages
Manufacturer
GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC.
Vehicles affected
8,000
Reported to NHTSA
1988-01-27
Owners notified
1987-12-08

Defect description

ACCELERATOR CONTROL MAY STICK IN A DEPRESSED POSITION WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES ARE AT OR BELOW FREEZING.

Safety risk

ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT GREATER THAN IDLE SPEED WHENOPERATOR REMOVES PRESSURE FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OFCONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

REROUTE OR REPLACE ACCELERATOR CABLE WITH A NEW CABLE.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

No complaints in our copy of the federal file for this model year. The daily feed covers recent filings; older history appears only after a full-history rebuild.

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.