Vehicle recall 74V140000 · September 4, 1974
Oldsmobile 88, Oldsmobile 98 and 10 more models
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Notes
- Oldsmobile campaign no 75-C-2.OTHERS n/a.possibility vehicles equipped withrochester 4 bbl.quadrajet carburetors may have had an incorrect fast idle camfollower lever installed.this condition could cause binding on the secondarythrottle plate lock out lever at the wide open throttle and not allow theengine to return to idle.such a condition could make a vehicle difficult tocontrol.(correct by inspecting and replacing carburetor found with anincorrect lever.)
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 74V140000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 4, 1974
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 2,562
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Vehicle speed control
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Buick Century (1975): 1975
- Buick Electra (1975): 1975
- Buick Estate (1975): 1975
- Buick LeSabre (1975): 1975
- Buick Regal (1975): 1975
- Buick Riviera (1975): 1975
- Oldsmobile 88 (1975): 1975
- Oldsmobile 98 (1975): 1975
- Oldsmobile Cutlass (1975): 1975
- Oldsmobile Toronado (1975): 1975
- Pontiac Catalina (1975): 1975
- Pontiac Grand Ville (1975): 1975
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