NHTSA recall 00E049000 · Equipment
Vehicle speed control › Springs
The defect
Equipment description: felsted llc electronic foot pedals containing stainless steel or yellow chromate zinc electroplated return springs manufactured from february 1, 1999, through august 4, 2000, and felsted llc electronic foot pedals containing black chromate zinc electroplated music wire return springs manufactured from may 4, 2000, though august 28, 2000. the return springs may break due to arcing during the electroplating process.
The risk
If the spring breaks, the accelerator pedal will not return to idle, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Felsted notified their original equipment manufacturers (oem). the oems will conduct the notification and remedy campaign for their vehicles. vehicle manufacturers involved in this campaign are listed under 00v230.