NHTSA recall campaign

81V015000

Vehicle Speed Control

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4Affected configurations shown1,724Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentVehicle Speed Control
Report receivedApr 1, 1981
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THE TRANSMISSION THROTTLE CONTROL ROD SPRING MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. THIS MAY CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO CLOSE MORE SLOWLY THAN NORMAL. VEHICLES MAY RETURN TO IDLE SLOWLY.

What fixes it

Official remedy

EACH END OF THE SPRING WILL BE INSPECTED AND RELOCATED, IF NECESSARY, TO ENSURE CORRECT POSITIONING.

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 81V015000

1981 JEEP WAGONEEROpen vehicle record →1981 JEEP CHEROKEEOpen vehicle record →1981 JEEP CJ7Open vehicle record →1981 JEEP TRUCKOpen vehicle record →

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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