NHTSA recall 92E029000 · Equipment
Fuel system, gasoline › Delivery › Fuel pump
Reported Dec 23, 199251,635 vehicles affectedCUMMINS ENGINE CO.Built Jan 1, 1991 – Dec 1, 1991
The defect
Bosch distributor-type fuel pumps have a manufacturing defect that can cause the ball pin, which IS part of the pump's control lever assembly, to break causing the link between the control sleeve and the control lever to become inoperative.
The risk
When the link between the control lever and the controlsleeve breaks, the speed control no longer responds to movement of theaccelerator pedal, resulting in loss of speed control and a possible vehicleaccident.
The remedy
Repair the fuel pump.