NHTSA campaign 95V166000
Solectria Recall 95V-166: Vehicle Speed Control
NHTSA recall 95V166000 was reported by SOLECTRIA CORPORATION on August 25, 1995, with 138 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Solectria E10 and Solectria Forces for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on July 7, 1995, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 95V166000 (also written 95V-166 or 95V166)
- Filed by
- SOLECTRIA CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 138 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Vehicle Speed Control
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 124
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 95V166000. 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.
Solectria
Solectria E10
- 1995 · Vehicles built January 1, 1991 – August 1, 1995 (per NHTSA)
Solectria Forces
- 1995 · Vehicles built January 1, 1991 – August 1, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 95V166000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: THE ENGINE SPEED MAY NOT RETURN TO IDLE INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 95V166000
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.