NHTSA recall 86V073000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 86V073000 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 1986-05-28 |
| Owners notified | 1986-06-19 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
| Units potentially affected | 87174 |
What is wrong
THE ENGINE AIR CLEANER PLASTIC TRIM COVER COULD FALL OFF THE AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY AND LAND ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CREATING A FIRE HAZARD. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF THE CAR IS BEING OPERATED AT THE TIME THAT THE PLASTIC TRIM COVER FALLS OFF, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
REMOVE THE TRIM COVER AND DISCARD.
Notes
SYSTEM: ENGINE AIR CLEANER COVER. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH RPO LQ5 2.0 ENGINES.
| 1985 BUICK SKYHAWK | Built 1984-10-01 to 1985-01-01. |
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| 1985 CADILLAC CIMARRON | Built 1984-10-01 to 1985-01-01. |
| 1985 CHEVROLET CAVALIER | Built 1984-10-01 to 1985-01-01. |
| 1985 OLDSMOBILE FIRENZA | Built 1984-10-01 to 1985-01-01. |
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Investigated as PE86031
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE86031 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 1986-02-18, closed 1986-06-10. UNDERHOOD FIRES. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.