Vehicle recall 79V213000 · September 18, 1979
1978-1979 International Harvester School Bus
The defect is in the engine accelerator system.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- The defect is in the engine accelerator system. The accelerator pedal may not align with the center of the floor mounted pedal stop bracket. The potential exists for the pedal, when depressed, to slip off and to the side of the pedal stop, holding the accelerator in the open throttle position.
- Remedy
- The dealer will align the accelerator pedal to the center of the stop bracket free of charge.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: buses.system: throttle linkages and control; accelerator.consequences of defect: loss of vehicle control and an accident could occurwithout prior warning.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 79V213000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 18, 1979
- Filed by
- INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER
- Owner notification
- October 23, 1979
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 7,500
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Vehicle speed control › Accelerator pedal
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- International Harvester School Bus (1978-1979): 1979, 1978
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