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NHTSA recall 77V178000

Vehicle speed control › Accelerator pedal

Chevrolet C10 and 10 more

Reported Oct 14, 1977330,468 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.

The defect

The accelerator pedal rod in combination with the pedal installed on the involved vehicles may cut through the floor pan rubber mat or carpet into the thick resilient insulation pad underneath during heavy or repeated full throttle applications. As a result, the accelerator pedal rod may catch in the mat or carpet, preventing the throttle from returning to idle when the driver"s foot IS removed from the pedal.

The remedy

Dealer will install a new accelerator pedal and retainer designed to prevent the accelerator pedal rod from cutting the rubber mat or carpet. This will be performed without charge.

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Vehicles in this recall

Chevrolet C10
19761977
Chevrolet C20
19761977
Chevrolet C30
19761977
Chevrolet K10
19761977
Chevrolet K20
19761977
Chevrolet K30
19761977
GMC C10
19761977
GMC C20
19761977
GMC K10
19761977
GMC K20
19761977
GMC K30
19761977

Notes

Vehicle description: light trucks.system: throttle linkages and control; accelerator pedal rod.consequences of defect: in the event that the throttle does not return to idle,the vehicle would not decelerate as expected and loss of vehicle control and anaccident could result.