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NHTSA Campaign 87V082000

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

Issued by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. · Reported Jun 4, 1987 · 37,481 vehicles affected

What's wrong

FLOOR MAT COULD BECOME MISPOSITIONED AND INTERFERE WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL.

Consequence

THROTTLE MAY NOT RETURN TO THE CLOSED IDLE POSITIONCAUSING LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASHWITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy

REPLACE FLOOR MATS WITH NEWLY DESIGNED MATS THAT ARE LONGER AND HAVE IMPROVED RETENTION.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CADILLAC ELDORADO 1986 37,481
CADILLAC SEVILLE 1986 37,481

Source: NHTSA Campaign 87V082000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.