- Vehicles
- 138
- Built between
- Jan 1991 – Aug 1995
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 7 July 1995
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 1991 and August 1995. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1994-1995 Solectria E10Built January 1991 to August 1995
- 1991-1995 Solectria ForcesBuilt January 1991 to August 1995
What the defect is
FMVSS no. 124, "accelerator control systems" requires two energy sources on the accelerator control capable of returning the motor controller to the "idle" position. Although these vehicles are equipped with two sources of energy (springs) on the accelerator control system, one spring (located on the accelerator pedal) is not capable of returning the accelerator potentiometer to the "idle" position. This does not conform to the requirements of FMVSS no. 124.
What could happen
Consequence of non-compliance: the engine speed may not return to idle increasing the potential for a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
SOLECTRIA IS REDESIGNING THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL POTENTIOMETERS TO CONTAIN TWO INDEPENDENT TORSIONAL SPRINGS, EACH CAPABLE OF RETURNING THE POTENTIOMETER TO THE IDLE POSITION. DEALERS WILL UPGRADE THE VEHICLES INVOLVED WITH THE NEWLY DESIGNED ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 1991 to August 1995
- Recall reported to NHTSA25 August 1995
- Owners notified7 July 1995
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 25 August 1995.
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
- SOLECTRIA CORPORATION
- 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: fuel; throttle linkages and control; FMVSS no. 124.VEHICLE description: passenger vehicles and light duty pickup trucks.note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time, should contact solectria at 1-508-658-2231. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
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.