NHTSA recall campaign

85V042000

Engine And Engine Cooling › Engine

Check my VIN
1Affected configurations shown34,331Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentEngine And Engine Cooling › Engine
Report receivedDec 4, 1985
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THE ENGINE AIR CLEANER PLASTIC TRIM COVER COULD DETACH FROM THE AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY AND FALL FORWARD ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF THE CAR IS BEING OPERATED AT THE TIME OF DETACHMENT, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING.

What fixes it

Official remedy

REMOVE THE TRIM COVER AND DISCARD.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 85V042000

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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