Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 87V181000

Engine and engine cooling: engine

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1987-12-01.

Recall campaignNHTSA 87V181000

Engine and engine cooling: engine

Component
Engine and engine cooling: engine
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
125,440
Reported to NHTSA
1987-12-01
Owners notified
1987-12-22

Defect description

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

Safety risk

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

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

SYSTEM: ENGINEVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Pontiac Fiero1984

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.