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NHTSA Campaign 04E035000

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES

Issued by EMC · Reported May 17, 2004 · 583 vehicles affected

What's wrong

THE ACCELERATOR INNER-CABLE MAY COME IN CONTACT WITH THE UNPROTECTED OUTER HOUSING DURING CERTAIN THROTTLE OPERATIONS WHICH COULD DAMAGE THE CABLE EFFECTING THROTTLE CONTROL.

Consequence

IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION COULD OCCUR POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

EMC WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND WILL INSTALL A NEW AEVIT ACCELERATOR CABLE AND ANCHORAGE BRACKET FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN MAY 27, 2004. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT EMC CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 225-927-5558 EXT. 200.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
EMC AEVIT 583

Source: NHTSA Campaign 04E035000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.