NHTSA recall campaign

90V138000

Vehicle Speed Control

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2Affected configurations shown30,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentVehicle Speed Control
Report receivedSep 8, 1990
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

A DISLOCATED SPRING CAN CAUSE INCREASED IDLE POSITIONTHROTTLE OPENING AND HIGHER THAN NORMAL IDLE SPEED.

What fixes it

Official remedy

REPLACE THROTTLE CABLES WITH CABLES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE POSITIVE RETENTION OF THE OVER-TRAVEL SPRING.

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 90V138000

1989 RENAULT MEDALLIONOpen vehicle record →1988 RENAULT MEDALLIONOpen 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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