{"vehicle":{"id":"1986_chevrolet_chevette","year":1986,"make":"Chevrolet","model":"Chevette"},"may_apply":true,"as_of":{"us":"2026-10-19","ca":"2026-10-19"},"recalls":[{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"88V050000","date":"1988-04-04","manufacturer":"GENERAL MOTORS CORP.","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT","summary":"THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER BUTTON MECHANISM MAY WEAR TO THE POINT THAT THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFT LEVER NO LONGER NEEDS TO BE DEPRESSED TO SHIFT GEARS.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":370831,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["CHEVETTE"],"built_from":"1982-07-01","built_to":"1985-12-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/88V050000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1988044","date":"1988-03-24","manufacturer":null,"component":"Powertrain","summary":"ON VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE SHIFT LEVER BUTTON (DETENT) MECHANISM CAN, OVER TIME, WEAR TO THE POINT THAT THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFT LEVER NO LONGER NEEDS TO BE DEPRESSED TO SHIFT FROM \"DRIVE\" TO \"REVERSE\". A LEVER WITH THIS CONDITION COULD BE INADVERTENTLY BUMPED OR MOVED FROM \"DRIVE\" TO \"REVERSE\" BY THE DRIVER OR THE PASSENGER WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.\nCORRECTION: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED LEVER.","mfr_campaign":"8A07/88062","units":85959,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety TC","match":"exact","models":["CHEVETTE"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1988044"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"86V131000","date":"1986-09-19","manufacturer":"GENERAL MOTORS CORP.","component":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH","summary":"THE PUSH PULL HEADLIGHT SWITCH MAY HAVE ELECTRICAL        CONTACTS WHICH ALLOW AN INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT CAUSING HEADLIGHT TO      FLICKER OR SUDDENLY GO OUT.                                                                                                                                       CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SUDDEN LOSS OF THE HEADLIGHTS UNDER SEVERE WEATHER OR     NIGHTTIME DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD REDUCE DRIVER VISIBILITY WHICH MIGHT RESULT   IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":106111,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["CHEVETTE"],"built_from":"1986-03-01","built_to":"1986-04-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/86V131000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1986094","date":"1986-08-22","manufacturer":null,"component":"Emissions","summary":"THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S. 1103 - EXHAUST EMISSIONS. - INCORRECT DISTRIBUTOR MODULE AND IGNITION TIMING.","mfr_campaign":"6R17","units":4,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Compliance Mfr","match":"exact","models":["CHEVETTE"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1986094"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1986051","date":"1986-05-06","manufacturer":null,"component":"Lights And Instruments","summary":"On certain vehicles, the push-pull headlight switch may have been manufactured with electrical contacts which allow an intermittent headlight circuit. An intermittent circuit could cause the headlights to suddenly go out. Under severe weather or nighttime driving conditions, driver visibility could be reduced, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.","mfr_campaign":"6A14","units":23158,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety TC","match":"exact","models":["CHEVETTE"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1986051"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"86V056000","date":"1986-04-28","manufacturer":"GENERAL MOTORS CORP.","component":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH","summary":"THE PUSH-PULL HEADLIGHT SWITCH MAY HAVE ELECTRICAL        CONTACTS WHICH ALLOW AN INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT CAUSING HEADLIGHT TO      FLICKER OR SUDDENLY GO OUT.                                                                                                                                       CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SUDDEN LOSS OF THE HEADLIGHTS UNDER SEVERE WEATHER OR     NIGHTTIME DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD REDUCE DRIVER VISIBILITY WHICH MIGHT RESULT   IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.                                                                                                                         NOTE: ALSO, SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 86V131000.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":93317,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["CHEVETTE"],"built_from":"1985-09-01","built_to":"1985-11-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/86V056000"}],"lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."]}