NHTSA recall 87V151000

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	87V151000
Manufacturer	MASERATI AUTOMOBILES, INC
Reported	1987-09-21
Owners notified	1988-04-20
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
Units potentially affected	3724

What is wrong

MISUSE OF CARBURETOR CHOKE COULD CAUSE EXCESSIVE EXHAUST SYSTEM HEAT.

What can happen

EXCESSIVE HEAT CAN RESULT IN HEAT DAMAGE TO CAR EXTERIORAND INTERIOR MATERIALS WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE.

The remedy

INSTALL A KIT WHICH WILL REDUCE EXHAUST SYSTEM TEMPERATURES TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MASERATI AT 1-877.696.2737.

Notes

SYSTEM: EXHAUST/CARBURETOR CHOKEVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS

Vehicles this campaign lists
1984 MASERATI BITURBO	Built to 1985-01-01.
1985 MASERATI BITURBO	Built to 1985-01-01.

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

Investigated as EA86026

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.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
EA86026	Engineering analysis, opened 1986-08-28, closed 1987-11-18. ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.