Recall Register

1979 Autocar K: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1979 Autocar K. The newest campaign is 80V036000. NHTSA received the report on 26 Mar 1980. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control / Cables. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 80V036000, in the NHTSA record

Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, reposition the throttle return spring bracket and replace the return springs without charge to owner.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 462 units in total.

  1. 80V036000Received . 388 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control / Cables

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 124, "accelerator control systems". Due to interference between the engine shutdown actuator and the accelerator return springs, the throttle may not return quickly enough.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, reposition the throttle return spring bracket and replace the return springs without charge to owner.

    Report filed by WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 79V147000Received . 74 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Gasoline

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    In the involved vehicles, the air pressure which is used to actuate the engine shutdown solenoid may be blocked whenever transmission fluid temperature exceeds 250 degrees fahrenheit.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will inspect and modify the air plumbing as required.

    Report filed by WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19751
  2. 19762
  3. 19774
  4. 19785
  5. 19792

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Recall Register. 1979 Autocar K: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/autocar/k/1979/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1979 Autocar K?
462 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Autocar K have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the Autocar K, model years 1975 to 1979. 2 of them name the 1979 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1979 Autocar K open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.