NHTSA Recall 86V036000
Filed by General Motors, LLC. Component: Electrical System. Reported 1986-03-06. An estimated 8,667 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
A WIRING HARNESS LOCATED UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY SECURED IN ITS RETAINER AND COULD INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR LEVER. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THIS COULD PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO THE CLOSED (IDLE) POSITION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED, AND RESULT IN LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL AND A POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
What the manufacturer will do
SECURE WIRING IN ITS RETAINER.
Notes
SYSTEM: WIRING HARNESS/ACCELERATOR LEVER. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH 5.0L V-8 ENGINES.