| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
88V011000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
GRUMMAN ALLIED |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
LONG LIFE |
| Model Year: |
1987 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19870401 - 19880101 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
8000 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19871208 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19871208 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GRUMMAN CORP. |
| Report Received Date: |
19880127 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19880129 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
ACCELERATOR CONTROL MAY STICK IN A DEPRESSED POSITION WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES ARE AT OR BELOW FREEZING. |
| Consequence Summary: |
ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT GREATER THAN IDLE SPEED WHENOPERATOR REMOVES PRESSURE FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OFCONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REROUTE OR REPLACE ACCELERATOR CABLE WITH A NEW CABLE. |
