NHTSA recall campaign

77V234000

Vehicle Speed Control

Check my VIN
1Affected configurations shown2,340Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentVehicle Speed Control
Report receivedApr 12, 1979
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES A DEFECT MAY EXIST IN THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE BALL JOINTS WHICH COULD CAUSE BINDING AND MAY LOCK THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL IN A PARTIALLY OR FULLY OPEN THROTTLE POSITION.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS, FREE OF CHARGE.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 77V234000

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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