# NHTSA recall 88V080000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 88V080000
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Reported: 1988\-05\-16
- Owners notified: 1988\-05\-20
- Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- Units potentially affected: 35057

## What is wrong

EXCESSIVE ACCELERATOR CABLE FRICTION MAY RESTRICT THE CABLES FREE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE THROTTLE BODY.


## What can happen

THIS COULD PREVENT THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO CLOSED\(IDLE\) POSITION WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED; THUS, ENGINE SPEED WOULDNOT DECREASE, AND LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.


## The remedy

REPLACE ACCELERATOR CABLE.


## Notes

SYSTEM: ACCELERATOR CABLE.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1987 BUICK ELECTRA](/makes/buick/electra/1987/recalls.md). Built 1987\-04\-01 to 1987\-06\-01.
- 1987 OLDSMOBILE 88. Built 1987\-04\-01 to 1987\-06\-01.
- 1987 OLDSMOBILE 98. Built 1987\-04\-01 to 1987\-06\-01.
- [1987 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE](/makes/pontiac/bonneville/1987/recalls.md). Built 1987\-04\-01 to 1987\-06\-01.

## Investigated as EA88010

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- EA88010: Engineering analysis, opened 1987\-11\-30, closed 1989\-10\-31. THROTTLE CONTROL. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/88V080000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/88V080000/investigations)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/88V080000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/88V080000)

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