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NHTSA recall 95V191000

Vehicle speed control › Accelerator pedal

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Reported Oct 11, 1995300 vehicles affectedTHOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.Built Jun 1, 1994 – Aug 1, 1995

The defect

The accelerator pedal lever can contact the engine cover causing the accelerator linkage to bind and not return to idle.

The risk

If the accelerator linkage binds, the engine will not return to idle when the driver lets up on the accelerator pedal increasing the risk of an accident.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the accelerator pedal rocker and installing a retaining bracket at the engine cover to prevent the cover from contacting the accelerator pedal.

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Notes

System: fuel; throttle linkages and control; pedal.vehicle description: transit and school buses.note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact thomas built at 1-910-889-4871. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.