NHTSA recall campaign

98V045002

Vehicle Speed Control

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3Affected configurations shown27,527Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentVehicle Speed Control
Report receivedMar 3, 1998
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THE THROTTLE CABLE CONTROL WOULD NOT RETURN TO IDLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL REMOVE A PORTION OF THE DASH PANEL PAD SO IT CANNOT INTERFERE WITH THE THROTTLE CABLE CONTROL.

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 98V045002

1998 CHRYSLER SEBRINGOpen vehicle record →1998 DODGE AVENGEROpen vehicle record →1998 EAGLE TALONOpen 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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