- Vehicles
- 12,600
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 11
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 25 November 1970
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- 1971 Buick Skylark
- 1971 Chevrolet Belair
- 1971 Chevrolet Biscayne
- 1971 Chevrolet Camaro
- 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle
- 1970 Chevrolet EL Camino
- 1971 Chevrolet Impala
- 1971 Chevrolet Nova
- 1971 Oldsmobile F85
- 1971 Pontiac Firebird
- 1971 Pontiac Lemans
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA3 December 1970
- Owners notified25 November 1970
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 3 December 1970.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- 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
Possibility that throttle rod to throttle lever retaining clip on carburetormay be incorrectly installed.if this condition exists, throttle lever couldbe held in partially open position.if this occurs while vehicle is in motion,vehicle will not slow down when driver's foot is removed from accelerator.(correct by replacing clip with improved design where necessary.)
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.