General Motors Corp.: Vehicle Speed Control
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 28, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 6,656. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
A MANUFACTURING CONDITION IN THE THROTTLE BODY INJECTOR (TBI) UNIT MIGHT OCCUR TO ALLOW THE THROTTLE CAM LEVER TO DISENGAGE FROM THE THROTTLE DRIVE SHAFT.
The risk
IF THE THROTTLE CAM LEVER DISENGAGES FROM THE THROTTLEDRIVE SHAFT, THE ENGINE COULD GO TO WIDE OPEN THROTTLE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.THIS LOSS OF VEHICLE ACCELERATOR CONTROL COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
REPLACE THE THROTTLE DRIVE COVER ASSEMBLY.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Chevrolet B7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 GMC B7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Chevrolet B6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 GMC B6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Chevrolet B6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 GMC B6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 92V187000.
Full record for the 1993 Chevrolet B7 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →