NHTSA safety recall

Recall 86V073000

Engine And Engine Cooling › Engine — Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and others · reported 28 May 1986 · 87,174 vehicles potentially affected

What's 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 fix

REMOVE THE TRIM COVER AND DISCARD.

SYSTEM: ENGINE AIR CLEANER COVER. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH RPO LQ5 2.0 ENGINES.

NHTSA campaign

86V073000

Filed by

General Motors Corp.

Report received

28 May 1986

Owners notified

19 Jun 1986

Potentially affected

87,174

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1985 Buick Skyhawk 1985 Cadillac Cimarron 1985 Chevrolet Cavalier 1985 Oldsmobile Firenza

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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