# Recalls that may apply to the 1987 Chevrolet Cavalier

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

## United States (NHTSA), as of 2026-10-19

- [87V011000](/recalls/nhtsa/87V011000.md), 1987-02-09: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE MAY CONTAIN WATER WHICH COULD FREEZE WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED CAUSING TRAVEL OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE TO BECOME RESTRICTED WHEN THROTTLE IS INITIALLY OPENED. Built 1986\-05\-01 to 1986\-11\-01.
- [86V128000](/recalls/nhtsa/86V128000.md), 1986-09-15: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL. PARKING BRAKE LEVER MECHANISMS MAY NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE    WHEN APPLIED AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 105.                                                                                                                            CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: VEHICLE COULD UNEXPECTEDLY ROLL AWAY UNCONTROLLED, WHICH  COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH. Built 1986\-08\-01 to 1986\-08\-01.

## Canada (Transport Canada), as of 2026-10-19

- [1987017](/recalls/tc/1987017.md), 1987-02-12: Structure. VEHICLES WITH 2.0 LITRE ENGINES MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH AN ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE WHICH CONTAINED WATER. SHOULD THE WATER FREEZE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, THE ACCELERATOR CABLE COULD BECOME RESTRICTED WHEN THE THROTTLE IS INITIALLY OPENED. THIS COULD PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO THE IDLE POSITION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED. LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CORRECTION: ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE WILL BE REPLACED.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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