NHTSA campaign 89V017000
Western Star Recall 89V-017: Vehicle Speed Control — Springs
NHTSA recall 89V017000 was reported by WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. on January 3, 1989, with 1,134 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Western Star Heritage for the 1996 model year. Owners were notified on February 1, 1989, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 89V017000 (also written 89V-017 or 89V017)
- Filed by
- WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,134 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Vehicle Speed Control — Springs
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 89V017000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Western Star
Western Star Heritage
- 1996 · Vehicles built May 1, 1988 – January 1, 1989 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 89V017000.
Defect description
CABLES USED FOR THROTTLE CONTROL ARE SUBJECT TO FAILING IN SERVICE DUE TO VIBRATIONAL FATIGUE BETWEEN THE CABLE END SLEEVE AND HUB.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD CAUSE THE CABLE NOT ALLOWING THE THROTTLE TORETURN TO THE IDLE POSTION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE SUSPECT THROTTLE CABLES WITH THROTTLE RODS.
Notes
SYSTEM: THROTTLE CONTROL ARM CABLES.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CONVENTIONAL STYLE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MORSE CONTROLSTHROTTLE CONTROL CABLES.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 89V017000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.