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Preliminary Evaluation · Closed

LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL

Action number
PE00048
Opened
Dec 11, 2000
Closed
Mar 7, 2001
Outcome
Recall 01V037000

Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)

This investigation led to a recall

NHTSA links this probe to recall campaign 01V037000.

Read the recall: what is defective and the free fix →

What NHTSA is examining

Alleged that the throttle cable can fray or sever during normal use resulting in the throttle not returning to idle or an inability to accelerate.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.