NHTSA safety recall

Recall 78V006000

Vehicle Speed Control — Rolls-royce · reported 10 Jan 1978 · 900 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

THE VEHICLE MAY REMAIN ON AUTOMATIC CRUISE CONTROL EVEN WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO BRAKE. THIS MALFUNCTION MAY OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

The fix

AS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION, DEALER WILL REMOVE THE SLEEVE BALL CHAIN LINKING THE BELLOWS VACUUM ASSEMBLY TO THE ACCELERATOR THROTTLE LINKAGE.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: EQUIPMENT; CRUISE CONTROL.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT MAY OCCUR.NOTE: OWNER IS ADVISED NOT TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS BEENINSPECTED AND CORRECTED.

NHTSA campaign
78V006000
Filed by
Rolls-royce Motors, Inc.
Report received
10 Jan 1978
Owners notified
4 Jan 1978
Potentially affected
900

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1977 Rolls-royce Bentley 1978 Rolls-royce Bentley 1977 Rolls-royce Camargue 1978 Rolls-royce Camargue 1977 Rolls-royce Corniche 1978 Rolls-royce Corniche 1977 Rolls-royce Corniche Convertible 1978 Rolls-royce Corniche Convertible 1977 Rolls-royce Silver Shadow 1978 Rolls-royce Silver Shadow 1977 Rolls-royce Silver Wraith 1978 Rolls-royce Silver Wraith

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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