NHTSA recall campaign

81V081000

Vehicle Speed Control

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3Affected configurations shown11,162Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentVehicle Speed Control
Report receivedJun 7, 1981
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THE CRUISE COMMAND ACTUATION CHAIN MAY CATCH ON THE THROTTLE LINKAGE, CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO REMAIN IN A PARTIALLY OPEN POSITION.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE THE CRUISE COMMAND ACTUATION CHAIN ASSEMBLY, AND A SHIELD WILL BE MOUNTED ON THE THROTTLE LINKAGE AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.

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 81V081000

1981 AMERICAN MOTORS CONCORDOpen vehicle record →1981 AMERICAN MOTORS EAGLEOpen vehicle record →1981 AMERICAN MOTORS SPIRITOpen 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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