NHTSA recall campaign

87V135000

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses And Circuit Breakers

Check my VIN
5Affected configurations shown479,715Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentElectrical System › Wiring › Fuses And Circuit Breakers
Report receivedJan 9, 1987
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THE IN LINE FUSIBLE LINK LOCATED IN THE AREA OF THEPLASTIC WINDSHIELD WASHER BOTTLE BRACKET MAY, UNDER A HIGH RESISTANCE LOAD,MELT DOWN AND IGNITE THE WASHER BOTTLE BRACKET RESULTING IN AN ENGINECOMPARTMENT FIRE.

What fixes it

Official remedy

THE WINDSHIELD WASHER BOTTLE BRACKET WILL BE REPLACED.

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 87V135000

1987 BUICK ELECTRAOpen vehicle record →1987 BUICK LESABREOpen vehicle record →1987 OLDSMOBILE 88Open vehicle record →1987 OLDSMOBILE 98Open vehicle record →1987 PONTIAC BONNEVILLEOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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