NHTSA recall campaign

97V046000

Vehicle Speed Control

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4Affected configurations shown52,500Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentVehicle Speed Control
Report receivedSep 3, 1998
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THIS BINDING CAN RESULT IN THE THROTTLE PLATE NOT RETURNING TO THE CLOSED POSITION WHEN THE THROTTLE PEDAL IS RELEASED AND A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ZINC-COATED THROTTLE CONTROL LEVER BUSHING WITH A NICKEL-COATED BUSHING AND BOLT.

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 97V046000

1997 SAAB 900Open vehicle record →1996 SAAB 900Open vehicle record →1995 SAAB 900Open vehicle record →1994 SAAB 900Open 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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