# Transport Canada recall 1985039

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.

- Published by: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 1985039
- Manufacturer's number: 5A12
- Reported: 1985\-04\-17
- Units potentially affected: 13293

## What is wrong

CAVALIER AND SUNBIRD WITH 2L ENGINES

THE ENGINE AIR CLEANER PLASTIC TRIM COVER MAY BECOME DETACHED FROM THE AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY AND FALL FORWARD ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. SHOULD THIS OCCUR WHILE THE ENGINE IS BEING OPERATED, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1985 CHEVROLET CAVALIER](/makes/chevrolet/cavalier/1985/recalls.md)
- [1985 PONTIAC SUNBIRD](/makes/pontiac/sunbird/1985/recalls.md)

## 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)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/1985039](/v1/recalls/tc/1985039)

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