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Pierce Manufacturing mechanical springs used to return the accelerator pedal to idle after the driver lifts their foot off the pedal may break.

NHTSA campaign 14V-778 · Reported December 8, 2014 · 185 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Pierce Manufacturing Quantum
VEHICLES AFFECTED
185
REMEDY
Pierce will notify owners, and dealers will replace the throttle pedal assemblies, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Pierce Manufacturing reported a problem with the vehicle speed control accelerator pedal. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The mechanical springs used to return the accelerator pedal to idle after the driver lifts their foot off the pedal may break.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the springs break, the pedal may not return to idle once the driver lifts their foot off the pedal. This unintended acceleration increases the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Pierce will notify owners, and dealers will replace the throttle pedal assemblies, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 14V-778.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2008–2011Pierce Manufacturing Quantum

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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