PONTIAC LEMANS 1971: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 70V143000

Make Model Year
PONTIAC LEMANS 1971
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1970-11-25 1970-12-03 1979-10-12

Manufacturers Involved: General Motors, LLC

Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 12600

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

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.'