NHTSA Campaign 80V036000

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES

Issued by WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION · Reported Mar 26, 1980 · 388 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Remedy

DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPOSITION THE THROTTLE RETURN SPRING BRACKET AND REPLACE THE RETURN SPRINGS WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
AUTOCAR K 1979 388
WHITE TRUCK ROAD BOSS 1979 388
WHITE TRUCK ROAD COMMANDER 2 1979 388
WHITE TRUCK ROAD XPEDITOR 1979 388

Source: NHTSA Campaign 80V036000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.