What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1989092
- Recall date
- 4 July 1989
- Make
- Oldsmobile, Buick, Pontiac, Cadillac, Chevrolet
- Models
- Custom Cruiser, Toronado, Estate Wagon, Grand Prix, Bonneville, Electra, Riviera, Ninety-Eight, Eldorado, Lesabre, Seville, Monte Carlo, Caprice, Regal, Park Avenue, Fleetwood, Cutlass Supreme, Parisienne, Delta 88, Electra Estate
- Model years
- 1984 to 1988
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Engine
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 78,600
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
A SMALL NYLON BUSHING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL (BRACKET) MAY SLIP OUT OF PLACE RESULTING IN POSSIBLE INTERMITTENT INCREASES IN ENGINE SPEED OR DIESELING. THIS CONDITION COULD ALSO CAUSE THE SERVO ROD ASSEMBLY TO WEAR THROUGH THE BALL AND CATCH ON OTHER COMPONENTS POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A STUCK THROTTLE. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A POSSIBLE CRASH. rnCORRECTION: A BUSHING KIT WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1989092.