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Official recalls 1 Sep 19, 1986
THE THROTTLE RETURN SPRING ASSEMBLY MAY FAIL AND PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO THE CLOSED (IDLE) POSITION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: ENGINE SPEED WOULD NOT DECREASE; LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Consequence & remedy Consequence: Not supplied
Remedy: REPLACE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE RETURN SPRING(S).
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NHTSA investigations 1 PE90012 · Steering Loss Opened Oct 24, 1989 · Closed Mar 14, 1990
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering
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