Buick and others Recall 70V143000: Vehicle Speed Control

NHTSA recall 70V143000 · announced December 3, 1970 · filed by General Motors Corp. · 12,600 units affected

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

POSSIBILITY THAT THROTTLE ROD TO THROTTLE LEVER RETAINING CLIP ON CARBURETORMAY BE INCORRECTLY INSTALLED.IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS, THROTTLE LEVER COULDBE HELD IN PARTIALLY OPEN POSITION.IF THIS OCCURS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION,VEHICLE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN DRIVER'S FOOT IS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR.(CORRECT BY REPLACING CLIP WITH IMPROVED DESIGN WHERE NECESSARY.)

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 1971 Buick Skylark
• 1971 Chevrolet Belair
• 1971 Chevrolet Biscayne
• 1971 Chevrolet Camaro
• 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle
• 1970 Chevrolet El Camino
• 1971 Chevrolet Impala
• 1971 Chevrolet Nova
• 1971 Oldsmobile F85
• 1971 Pontiac Firebird
• 1971 Pontiac Lemans

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.