NHTSA recall campaign

87V082000

Vehicle Speed Control › Linkages

Check my VIN
2Affected configurations shown37,481Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentVehicle Speed Control › Linkages
Report receivedApr 6, 1987
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THROTTLE MAY NOT RETURN TO THE CLOSED IDLE POSITIONCAUSING LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASHWITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

What fixes it

Official remedy

REPLACE FLOOR MATS WITH NEWLY DESIGNED MATS THAT ARE LONGER AND HAVE IMPROVED RETENTION.

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 87V082000

1986 CADILLAC SEVILLEOpen vehicle record →1986 CADILLAC ELDORADOOpen 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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