Recalls › 79V213000

NHTSA recall 79V213000

Vehicle speed control › Accelerator pedal

International Harvester School Bus

Reported Sep 18, 19797,500 vehicles affectedINTERNATIONAL HARVESTERBuilt Sep 1, 1978 – Aug 1, 1979

The defect

The defect IS in the engine accelerator system. The accelerator pedal may not align with the center of the floor mounted pedal stop bracket. The potential exists for the pedal, when depressed, to slip off and to the side of the pedal stop, holding the accelerator in the open throttle position.

The remedy

The dealer will align the accelerator pedal to the center of the stop bracket free of charge.

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Vehicles in this recall

International Harvester School Bus
19781979

Notes

Vehicle description: buses.system: throttle linkages and control; accelerator.consequences of defect: loss of vehicle control and an accident could occurwithout prior warning.