Cummins Vehicle Speed Control: Linkages

Cummins is recalling about 850 vehicles over a problem with the vehicle speed control. If the throttle sticks in an open position the vehiclecould become uncontrolable and result in vehicle crash.

Campaign
87E007000
Manufacturer
CUMMINS ENGINE CO.
Reported
11 March 1987
Vehicles
850
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
10 March 1987
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.

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What could happen

If the throttle sticks in an open position the vehiclecould become uncontrolable and result in vehicle crash.

What gets fixed

INSTALL A THROTTLE LINKAGE KIT TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 124.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA11 March 1987
  2. Owners notified10 March 1987

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 11 March 1987.

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
CUMMINS ENGINE CO.
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

System: accelerator control FMVSS 124.VEHICLE category: trucks.descript ion of defect: during truck body assembly the throttle linkage wasinstalled in such a way it could cause it to hang up on the dog house.failsto meet requirement of FMVSS 124.

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.

Same component

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