{"source":"nhtsa","campaign":"87V181000","as_of":"2026-10-19","investigations":[{"action":"EA86021","kind":"EA","kind_name":"Engineering analysis","opened":"1986-07-18","closed":"1990-05-08","open":false,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","subject":"ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES","summary":"SUMMARY: AMONG 135 COMPLAINTS, 122 FIRES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. POSSIBLECAUSES INCLUDE 13 DUE TO COOLANT LEAKS, 16 FROM FUEL LEAKS, 8 CAUSED BYBATTERY CABLE RUBBING ON ENGINE BLOCK,26 DUE TO OIL LEAKS RESULTINGFROM CONNECTING ROD FAILURE, 12 FROM ELECTRICAL WIRE SHORTS, AND 59 UN-IDENTIFIED.AS OF 12/14/87, 238 FIRE REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.STATUS:TEST REQUEST SENT TO ETF 12/11/86. FIRST IR SENT 8/28/86,RESPONSE DATED 10/30/86. SECOND IR SENT 12/11/86, PARTIAL IR RESPONSEDATED 2/5/87.REMAINDER OF RESPONSE DATED 5/12/87. RECALL REQUESTSENT TO GM ON 9/8/87.GM RESPONDED WITH RECALL 87V-181 ON 11/25/87.NHTSA INTENDS TO INITIATE AN AUDIT OF THIS RECALL IN THE FALL OF 1988.===","campaigns":["87V181000"],"match":null,"models":[]}],"note":"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.","attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/87V181000"}