9Affected configurations shown19,108Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
ACCELERATOR PUMP LEVER RETAINING PIN MAY LOOSEN AFTER REPEATED HEAVY ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPLICATIONS. THIS COULD CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO BECOME STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL A SPECIAL COTTER PIN, TO RETAIN THE ACCELERATOR PUMP PIN, AND A SPRING CLIP THRUST WASHER ON THE ACCELERATOR PUMP LINK.
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 83V077000
1983 CHEVROLET MALIBUOpen vehicle record →1983 CHEVROLET IMPALAOpen vehicle record →1982 CHEVROLET IMPALAOpen vehicle record →1982 CHEVROLET MALIBUOpen vehicle record →1981 BUICK LESABREOpen vehicle record →1981 CHEVROLET IMPALAOpen vehicle record →1981 CHEVROLET MALIBUOpen vehicle record →1980 CHEVROLET IMPALAOpen vehicle record →1980 CHEVROLET MALIBUOpen 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.