NHTSA Campaign 86V073000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Issued by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. · Reported May 28, 1986 · 87,174 vehicles 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.

Remedy

REMOVE THE TRIM COVER AND DISCARD.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BUICK SKYHAWK 1985 87,174
CADILLAC CIMARRON 1985 87,174
CHEVROLET CAVALIER 1985 87,174
OLDSMOBILE FIRENZA 1985 87,174

Source: NHTSA Campaign 86V073000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.