NHTSA campaign 96V049000

Am General Recall 96V-049: Vehicle Speed Control — Accelerator Pedal

NHTSA recall 96V049000 was reported by AM GENERAL CORPORATION on March 12, 1996, with 3,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Am General Hummer for model years 1995–1996 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on March 19, 1996, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 96V049000 (also written 96V-049 or 96V049)
Filed by: AM GENERAL CORPORATION
Report received: March 12, 1996
Potentially affected: 3,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Vehicle Speed Control — Accelerator Pedal
Owners notified: March 19, 1996

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 96V049000. 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.

Am General

Am General Hummer
- 1995, 1996 · Vehicles built August 1, 1992 – March 1, 1996 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 96V049000.

Defect description

THE COATING USED TO PROTECT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SHAFT IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE BRONZE BUSHING THROUGH WHICH THE SHAFT PASSES. OVER TIME, AND IN THE PRESENCE OF A CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT (WATER, ROAD SALT), THE SHAFT CAN CORRODE INSIDE THE BUSHING INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF FRICTION BETWEEN THE ROTATING SHAFT AND THE STATIONARY BUSHING.

Safety consequence

A CORRODED ACCELERATOR PEDAL SHAFT CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE THROTTLE TO BIND AND NOT FULLY RETURN TO IDLE WHEN THE OPERATOR'S FOOT IS REMOVED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REVISED ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SHAFT ASSEMBLY.

Notes

SYSTEM: FUEL; THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROLS. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DIESEL OR GASOLINE ENGINES. TURBO-CHARGED DIESEL VEHICLES ARE NOT INCLUDED. 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 AM GENERAL AT 1-219-258-6615. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 96V049000

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.