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Recall 1978 CADILLAC BROUGHAM

GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

Component Description: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

Defect 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.

Corrective Summary

THE DEALER WILL REMOVE THE RUBBER FLAP FROM THE ACCELERATOR.


Made between 8/1/1976 and 2/1/1978

Potential Number of Units Affected: 372,466

Date Owner Notified by Mfr: 5/17/1979

Recall Initiator: Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA Campaign Number: 79V111000


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