Recall Register

Whitney: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 2 equipment recall campaigns for Whitney. NHTSA received the reports from 1984 to 1985. The campaigns have 19,089 units in total. The newest campaign is 85E034000. NHTSA received the report on 5 Nov 1985.

NHTSA recall lookup

The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through .

Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 19,089 units in total.

  1. 85E034000Received . 11,889 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The cruise control causes the throttle actuator to stick preventing the disengagement of the throttle. Consequence of defect: if this occurs, the vehicle would accelerate without control and further, upon restarting the vehicle, the defect may cause rapid acceleration of the vehicle. In either case a crash could occur without warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace unit with a new equivalent unit or refund the purchase price.

    Products named: Whitney.

    Report filed by J.C. WHITNEY CO..

  2. 84E018000Received . 7,200 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Throttle actuator sticks, which prevents throttle from disengaging even when cruise control is off.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Return unit with proof of purchase for refund or replacement.

    Products named: Whitney.

    Report filed by J.C. WHITNEY CO..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Whitney equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1984, with 1 campaign.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Whitney: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/whitney/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: J.C. WHITNEY CO..

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units does a Whitney equipment campaign have?
The median Whitney campaign has 11,889 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Whitney campaigns name most often?
Vehicle Speed Control, in 2 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.