Vehicle recall 92V048000 · April 3, 1992
1992 Pontiac Sunbird
The accelerator cable may have been kinked during vehicle assembly.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- The accelerator cable may have been kinked during vehicle assembly. The kink in the cable can cause either a high effort accelerator cable, sticking accelerator cable, or a broken accelerator cable.
- Consequence
- If the accelerator control cable sticks or breaks it canresult in loss of throttle control. If loss of throttle control occurs while thevehicle is in motion, a vehicle crash could occur without prior warning.
- Remedy
- Replace the accelerator control cable assembly.
- Notes
- System: accelerator control.vehicle description: passenger car.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 92V048000
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 3, 1992
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Owner notification
- April 7, 1992
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 22,452
- 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.
- Pontiac Sunbird (1992): 1992
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