9999 ROSTRA CRUISE CONTROL Recalls (4)
- Campaign:
- 95E034000 on 08/31/1995
- Component:
- Vehicle speed control
- Affected:
- 79
- Defect:
- When installed in the vehicles, a tie wrap is used to guide the cruise control cable in the engine compartment. some tie wraps have been installed with a large loop opening improperly guiding the cable which could prevent the throttle from returning to its full idle position.
- Consequence:
- The engine speed may not return to idle increasing thepotential for a vehicle collision.
- Correction:
- Dealers will remove the cruise control tie wrap and install a newly designed guide.
- Notes:
- Vehicle description:aftermarket cruise control units used on volkswagen jetta and golf vehicles.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time, should contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
- Campaign:
- 96E001000 on 01/21/1996
- Component:
- Vehicle speed control
- Manufactured:
- 10/31/1995 - 11/30/1995
- Affected:
- 5,145
- Defect:
- These cruise control systems fail to hold the speed set by the driver and can accelerate above the intended set speed.
- Consequence:
- Unintended acceleration can increase the potential for a vehicle accident.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace these cruise control assemblies.
- Notes:
- System: fuel; throttle linkages and control equipment description:aftermarket cruise control system installed on certain toyota passenger vehicles and light duty pickup trucks sold in toyota dealerships serviced by southeast toyota and gulf states toyota distributors.the dealers would be located in the following states: florida, alabama, georgia, north carolina, and south carolina for southeast toyotaand texas, oklahoma, mississippi, louisiana, and arkansas for gulf states toyota.note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer in these affected states, on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact rostra at 1-910-276-4853 or toyota at 1-800-331-4331.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
- Campaign:
- 97E003000 on 03/02/1997
- Component:
- Vehicle speed control
- Manufactured:
- 06/30/1996 - 12/09/1996
- Affected:
- 25,108
- Defect:
- Equipment description: aftermarket cruise control units sold by audiovox, moss motors, s&s automotive and warshawsky. these aftermarket cruise control units can accelerate above the intended set speed.
- Consequence:
- Unintended vehicle acceleration can occur increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace these aftermarket cruise control units with newly designed cruise control units.
- Notes:
- Owner notification:owner notification began february 3, 1997.note:owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free replacement cruise control unit within a reasonable time should contact rosta precision controls at 1-910-276-4853.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
- Campaign:
- 07E005000 on 01/18/2007
- Component:
- Vehicle speed control:cruise control
- Affected:
- 2,934
- Defect:
- Certain rostra cruise controls, p/nos. 00012-x0486-01, 00015-x0486-01, 00012-x0486-21, 00016-79910, 00016-79910-01, and 250-1755, installed as original equipment on my 2006-2007 gulf states toyota and southeast toyota scion vehicles and also sold as aftermarket equipment. the cruise control may not return to idle when the on/off switch is pressed for the first time.
- Consequence:
- Failure to release the throttle when the cruise control is turned off could result in a vehicle crash.
- Correction:
- The vehicle manufacturers will notify their owners and replace the cruise control free of charge. rostra will notify purchasers of the atermarket cruise controls and replace the units free of charge. the recall began on february 13, 2007. owners can contact rostra at 910-291-2538.
- Notes:
- Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
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