CADILLAC UNSPECIFIED 1986: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Make : CADILLAC Model : UNSPECIFIED Year : 1986
Build Dates : 1986-01-01 - 1986-02-01
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 86V036000
Date Owner's Notified: 1986-03-07 Date Received by ODI: 1986-03-06 Date Added to Database: 1986-03-11
Manufacturers Involved: General Motors, LLC
Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall:
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 8667
Summary:
      A WIRING HARNESS LOCATED UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY SECURED IN ITS RETAINER AND COULD INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR LEVER. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THIS COULD PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO THE CLOSED "IDLE" POSITION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED, AND RESULT IN LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL AND A POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Consequence:
     
Remedy:
      SECURE WIRING IN ITS RETAINER.
Report Initiator: MFR V Report
Regulation Part Number: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Notes:
      SYSTEM: WIRING HARNESS/ACCELERATOR LEVER. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH 5.0L V-8 ENGINES.