Recall
Cadillac Commercial — 79V111000
NHTSA ID
79V111000
Make
Cadillac
Model
Commercial
Years Affected
1977
Recall Date
1979-05-04
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Units Affected
372,466
Completion Rate
—
Mfr Campaign No.
Summary
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAVING AN EXTENSION, OR RUBBER FLAP, AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PEDAL. THIS PEDAL FLAP COULD BE INADVERTENTLY DISPLACED BY A FLOOR COVERING AND WEDGED UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN A MANNER THAT CAN INFLUENCE THE THROTTLE SETTING AND INCREASE THE ENGINE IDLE RPM.
Remedy
THE DEALER WILL REMOVE THE RUBBER FLAP FROM THE ACCELERATOR.