Tor Truck Vehicle Speed Control: Accelerator Pedal

Tor Truck is recalling about 2 vehicles over a problem with the vehicle speed control. If the mechanical power spring fails prematurely causing the accelerator pedal not to return to idle, it can increase the risk of a vehicle crash.

Campaign
15V029000
Manufacturer
TOR Truck Company
Reported
23 January 2015
Vehicles
2
Built between
Jan 2008 – Jun 2008
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
28 January 2015
Repaired
100%
Unrepaired
0

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2008 and June 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2008 Tor Truck DR8490Built January 2008 to June 2008

Repair progress

The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q2 2016.

100% repaired — 2 of 2 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

TOR Truck Company (TOR) is recalling certain model year 2008 DR8490 drilling rog carrier vehicles, manufactured January 1, 2008, to June 1, 2008. In the affected vehicles the accelerator pedal mechanical power spring, may fail prematurely. This could cause the accelerator pedal to not return to idle position.

What could happen

If the mechanical power spring fails prematurely causing the accelerator pedal not to return to idle, it can increase the risk of a vehicle crash.

What gets fixed

TOR will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the accelerator if stamped with a suspect serial number, free of charge. The recall began January 28, 2015.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2008 to June 2008
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA23 January 2015
  3. Owners notified28 January 2015
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2016 — 100% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 23 January 2015.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact TOR customer service at 1-514-912-0053.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
TOR Truck Company
Safety standard
FMVSS 124
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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