Recall Announcement - Cruise Control Defect
88saab03STEN O. HELLING TSB # MAIL040788
SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA DATE: 04/07/88
P.O. BOX 697 ORANGE, CT 06477
ATTENTION: SAAB SERVICE MANAGER
SUBJECT: SAFETY RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT
SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA HAS NOTIFIED THE NHTSA THAT A SAFETY RECALL WILL BE CONDUCTED INVOLVING ABOUT 7,000 1988 MODEL YEAR SAAB 9000 VEHICLES.
THESE VEHICLES WILL BE VOLUNTARILY RECALLED TO INSTALL A COVER OVER THE CLIP THAT ATTACHES THE BALL CHAIN TO THE CRUISE CONTROL VACUUM REGULATOR, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF THE BALL CHAIN GETTING CAUGHT ON THE ATTACHMENT CLIP UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND EXTREME VEHICLE MOVEMENTS, THEREUPON IMPEDING FULL RETURN OF THE THROTTLE.
IN LATE APRIL 1988 A SERVICE INFORMATION AND STATUS LIST WILL BE SENT, SIGNIFYING THE START OF THE CAMPAIGN INITIAL PARTS ORDERS WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE SENT TO YOU SHORTLY THEREAFTER, FOLLOWED BY OUR NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS.
SAAB HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY REPORTS OF IMPEDED THROTTLE RETURN IN THE FIELD, IF AN INCIDENT SHOULD OCCUR, REMOVE THE LOWER DASH SHIELD AND DISCONNECT THE BALL CHAIN AT THE PEDAL LINKAGE TO PREVENT ANY POSSIBILITY OF A REPEAT PROBLEM.
A PRESS RELEASE WILL BE ISSUED ON THIS RECALL, OWNERS WHO INQUIRE MAY BE ADVISED TO AVOID HARD ACCELERATION ON BUMPY ROADS UNTIL THE MODIFICATION IS MADE. THE DEFECT IN QUESTION DOES NOT AFFECT SAFE OPERATION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL.