NHTSA safety recall

Recall 89V232000

Engine And Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline — Pontiac · reported 28 Dec 1989 · 244,000 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

DUE TO AN INTERACTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ENVIRONMENT AND MAINTENANCE OR SERVICE RELATED FACTORS, THERE IS A RISK OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES.

The risk

AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE CAN SPREAD TO THE PASSENGERCOMPARTMENT AND INJURE OCCUPANTS.

The fix

CORRECT OR INSTALL NEW ENGINE COMPONENTS TO PREVENT UNREASONABLE FIRE RISK.

SYSTEM: ENGINE.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS WITH 4 CYLINDER ENGINES.

NHTSA campaign

89V232000

Filed by

General Motors Corp.

Report received

28 Dec 1989

Owners notified

3 Jul 1990

Potentially affected

244,000

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.

1984 Pontiac Fiero 1985 Pontiac Fiero 1986 Pontiac Fiero 1987 Pontiac Fiero 1988 Pontiac Fiero

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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