| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
92V031000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
CHANCE COACH |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
SUNLINER |
| Model Year: |
1987 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19870901 - 19910701 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
45 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19920214 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19920214 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19920310 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19920316 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE FOOT TREADLE ACCELERATOR IS EQUIPPED WITH A RETURN SPRING WHICH SERVES AS A BACKUP DEVICE FOR THE THROTTLE RETURN SPRING MOUNTED ON THE ENGINE; SHOULD BOTH SPRINGS FAIL SIMULTANEOUSLY THE ENGINE THROTTLE COULD BECOME STUCK OPEN. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN FOOT PRESSURE ISREMOVED FROM THE TREADLE; THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO LOSS OF SPEED CONTROLAND A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE THE TREADLE RETURN SPRING WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED SPRING. |