| Campaign | Manufacturer | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|
| 85V172000 26 Dec 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 4,500 |
| 85V173000 26 Dec 1985 | AUTOMATIC EQUIP. MFG. CO. | 500 |
| 85V171000 26 Dec 1985 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY | 11 |
| 85V170000 23 Dec 1985 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION | 430 |
| 85V167000 20 Dec 1985 | GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. | 218 |
| 85V169000 20 Dec 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 738,485 |
| 85V168000 20 Dec 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 51,500 |
| 85V165000 18 Dec 1985 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. | 54 |
| 85V166000 18 Dec 1985 | FEDERAL MOTORS INC. | 10 |
| 85V164000 11 Dec 1985 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 10,800 |
| 85V003000 9 Dec 1985 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA | 181 |
| 85V005000 9 Dec 1985 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA | 345 |
| 85V004000 9 Dec 1985 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA | 389 |
| 85V163000 9 Dec 1985 | THEURER INC. | 162 |
| 85V162000 4 Dec 1985 | MCNEILUS TRUCK & MFG.CORP | 643 |
| 85V160000 3 Dec 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 26,741 |
| 85V161000 3 Dec 1985 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. | 20 |
| 85V001000 2 Dec 1985 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION | 334 |
| 85V002000 2 Dec 1985 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. | 7,390 |
| 85V158000 26 Nov 1985 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 1,575 |
| 85V159000 26 Nov 1985 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 3,308 |
| 85V157000 26 Nov 1985 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 143 |
| 85V156000 26 Nov 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 861 |
| 85V154000 21 Nov 1985 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. | 1,520 |
| 85V155000 21 Nov 1985 | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. | 153 |
| 85V152000 19 Nov 1985 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC | 18,328 |
| 85V153000 19 Nov 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 27,942 |
| 85V151000 19 Nov 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 27,942 |
| 85V150000 19 Nov 1985 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION | 58 |
| 85V149000 18 Nov 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 4,036 |
| 85V148000 15 Nov 1985 | TRANSPORTATION MFG. CORP. | 51 |
| 85V147000 13 Nov 1985 | GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. | 67 |
| 85V146000 13 Nov 1985 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 1,340 |
| 85V145000 5 Nov 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 227,027 |
| 85V144000 4 Nov 1985 | COLLINS INDUSTRIES,INC. | 31 |
| 85V143000 4 Nov 1985 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. | 96 |
| 85V141000 29 Oct 1985 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. | 285 |
| 85V139000 29 Oct 1985 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 14,643 |
| 85V140000 29 Oct 1985 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 230 |
| 85V142000 29 Oct 1985 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP | 14 |
| 85V137000 25 Oct 1985 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION | 866 |
| 85V138000 25 Oct 1985 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. | 12,459 |
| 85V136000 23 Oct 1985 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC | 24,270 |
| 85V135000 23 Oct 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 294 |
| 85V133000 22 Oct 1985 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. | 2,784 |
| 85V134000 22 Oct 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 3,988 |
| 85V132000 21 Oct 1985 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. | 11,000 |
| 85V131000 18 Oct 1985 | EXECUTIVE IND., INC. | 421 |
| 85V130000 18 Oct 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 30,564 |
| 85V129000 17 Oct 1985 | GARDNER PACIFIC CORP. | 452 |
| 85V128000 15 Oct 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 383 |
| 85V127000 15 Oct 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 32,400 |
| 85V126000 11 Oct 1985 | SUNRADER,INC. | 8 |
| 85V121000 10 Oct 1985 | RAVENS MANUFACTURING CO. | 67 |
| 85V125000 9 Oct 1985 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. | 650 |
| 85V124000 7 Oct 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 4,870 |
| 85V123000 7 Oct 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 790 |
| 85V122000 4 Oct 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 772 |
| 85V120000 4 Oct 1985 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. | 8,178 |
| 85V119000 2 Oct 1985 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. | 47 |
| 85V118000 1 Oct 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 44,342 |
| 85V117000 24 Sept 1985 | ALFA LEISURE,INC. | 820 |
| 85V116000 24 Sept 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 7,886 |
| 85V114000 19 Sept 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 6,735 |
| 85V109000 19 Sept 1985 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED | 5,300 |
| 85V115000 19 Sept 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 147 |
| 85V112000 17 Sept 1985 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION | 114 |
| 85V113000 17 Sept 1985 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 5,020 |
| 85V111000 16 Sept 1985 | R.B.R. CORPORATION | 148 |
| 85V110000 11 Sept 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 1,008 |
| 85V108000 4 Sept 1985 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC | 136,526 |
| 85V107000 3 Sept 1985 | SANS VANS OF FLA.,INC. | 5 |
| 85V106000 27 Aug 1985 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. | 28,545 |
| 85V105000 26 Aug 1985 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. | 1,360 |
| 85V104000 14 Aug 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 3,192 |
| 85V103000 14 Aug 1985 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP | 4,839 |
| 85V102000 8 Aug 1985 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED | 850 |
| 85V100000 6 Aug 1985 | COLEMAN CO., INC. | 1,168 |
| 85V101000 6 Aug 1985 | R.B.R. CORPORATION | 12 |
| 85V097000 30 Jul 1985 | EXECUTIVE IND., INC. | 65 |
| 85V099000 30 Jul 1985 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC | 105,000 |
| 85V098000 30 Jul 1985 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 1,000 |
| 85V095000 26 Jul 1985 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. | 4,193 |
| 85V094000 23 Jul 1985 | EXECUTIVE IND., INC. | 775 |
| 85V093000 22 Jul 1985 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 866 |
| 85V092000 22 Jul 1985 | IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC. | 402 |
| 85V091000 18 Jul 1985 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 2,865 |
| 85V090000 18 Jul 1985 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC | 20,560 |
| 85V096000 16 Jul 1985 | COTTRELL,INCORPORATED | 268 |
| 85V089000 16 Jul 1985 | RANGER INDUSTRIES INC. | 35 |
| 85V088000 9 Jul 1985 | YAMAHA INTERNATIONAL CORP | 7,305 |
| 85V086000 3 Jul 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 226,729 |
| 85V087000 3 Jul 1985 | JAGUAR CARS | 10,000 |
| 85V085000 2 Jul 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 624 |
| 85V084000 1 Jul 1985 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. | 162 |
| 85V082000 24 Jun 1985 | TRANSPORTATION MFG. CORP. | 39 |
| 85V083000 24 Jun 1985 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. | 168 |
| 85V081000 21 Jun 1985 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. | 3,000 |
| 85V080000 18 Jun 1985 | KIDRON, INCORPORATED | 81 |
| 85V078000 13 Jun 1985 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. | 2,757 |
| 85V079000 13 Jun 1985 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. | 2,757 |
| 85V077000 11 Jun 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 8,671 |
| 85V076000 11 Jun 1985 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. | 354 |
| 85V075000 10 Jun 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 1,536 |
| 85V074000 6 Jun 1985 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP | 1,287 |
| 85V073000 5 Jun 1985 | LUFKIN IND., INC. | 13 |
| 85V071000 29 May 1985 | DRI INC. | 970 |
| 85V072000 28 May 1985 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. | 6,384 |
| 85V069000 24 May 1985 | HUNTSMAN,INC. | 35 |
| 85V070000 23 May 1985 | GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. | 533 |
| 85V066000 23 May 1985 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. | 1,662 |
| 85V065000 22 May 1985 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE | 40 |
| 85V067000 21 May 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 515,000 |
| 85V068000 21 May 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 14,008 |
| 85V064000 14 May 1985 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. | 2,000 |
| 85V061000 14 May 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 8,500 |
| 85V062000 14 May 1985 | ERNEST HOLMES COMPANY | 18 |
| 85V063000 14 May 1985 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. | 2,000 |
| 85V060000 8 May 1985 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. | 11,122 |
| 85V059000 7 May 1985 | JAGUAR CARS | 150,000 |
| 85V058000 6 May 1985 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE | 11,000 |
| 85V057000 3 May 1985 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 52 |
| 85V056000 1 May 1985 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. | 15,857 |
| 85V051000 1 May 1985 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 7,500 |
| 85V054000 1 May 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 10,000 |
| 85V055000 1 May 1985 | ELDORADO MOTOR CORP. | 665 |
| 85V052000 1 May 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 3,152 |
| 85V053000 1 May 1985 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 264,000 |
| 85V050000 29 Apr 1985 | NEWMAR CORPORATION | 35 |
| 85V048000 29 Apr 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 1,810,000 |
| 85V049000 29 Apr 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 196,939 |
| 85V046000 26 Apr 1985 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. | 15,500 |
| 85V047000 26 Apr 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 20 |
| 85V045000 17 Apr 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 1,250 |
| 85V042000 12 Apr 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 34,331 |
| 85V044000 12 Apr 1985 | K-MART | 4,107 |
| 85V043000 12 Apr 1985 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 8,085 |
| 85V041000 10 Apr 1985 | YAMAHA INTERNATIONAL CORP | 5,757 |
| 85V039000 9 Apr 1985 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. | 1,530 |
| 85V040000 9 Apr 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 19,200 |
| 85V038000 3 Apr 1985 | EXECUTIVE IND., INC. | 655 |
| 85V037000 2 Apr 1985 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. | 31,746 |
| 85V036000 2 Apr 1985 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. | 11,659 |
| 85V035000 1 Apr 1985 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP | 9,393 |
| 85V033000 29 Mar 1985 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. | 2,000 |
| 85V034000 29 Mar 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 121,095 |
| 85V032000 25 Mar 1985 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. | 1,800 |
| 85V031000 25 Mar 1985 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC | 21,000 |
| 85V029000 19 Mar 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 47,081 |
| 85V030000 19 Mar 1985 | TRAILMOBILE INC. | 568 |
| 85V028000 19 Mar 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 112 |
| 85V027000 15 Mar 1985 | PERRIS VALLEY CAMPERS | 12 |
| 85V026000 12 Mar 1985 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. | 6,285 |
| 85V025000 11 Mar 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 3,508 |
| 85V024000 5 Mar 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 48 |
| 85V023000 1 Mar 1985 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. | 5,916 |
| 85V022000 1 Mar 1985 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION | 383 |
| 85V021000 1 Mar 1985 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 11,900 |
| 85V020000 20 Feb 1985 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. | 4,000 |
| 85V019000 20 Feb 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 20 |
| 85V017000 19 Feb 1985 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. | 27 |
| 85V018000 15 Feb 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 2,687 |
| 85V016000 13 Feb 1985 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. | 600 |
| 85V015000 12 Feb 1985 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC | 25,000 |
| 85V014000 8 Feb 1985 | HERITAGE REC VEHICLE LTD. | 750 |
| 85V011000 5 Feb 1985 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE | 2,800 |
| 85V009000 31 Jan 1985 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION | 73 |
| 85V008000 23 Jan 1985 | CORRECT CRAFT INC. | 341 |
| 85V007000 14 Jan 1985 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 184,508 |
| 85V013000 7 Jan 1985 | JANNELL & SONS BODY CO. | 16 |
| 85V006000 7 Jan 1985 | MOBILE TRAVELER, INC. | 1,238 |
| 85V012000 6 Jan 1985 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. | 721 |
| 85V010000 1 Jan 1985 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 53,000 |
1985 at a glance
173 recall campaigns in 1985, 5% more than in 1984. The busiest month was October.
Makes with the most campaigns
| Make | Campaigns |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet | 17 |
| Ford | 15 |
| GMC | 9 |
| Mercury | 8 |
| Buick | 8 |
| Volkswagen | 5 |
| Pontiac | 5 |
| Neoplan | 5 |
| Mack | 5 |
| Porsche | 4 |
| Freightliner | 4 |
| Fleetwood | 4 |
Systems most often recalled
| System | Campaigns |
|---|---|
| Fuel system, gasoline | 20 |
| Steering | 18 |
| Wheels | 14 |
| Structure | 13 |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 13 |
| Suspension | 11 |
| Service brakes, air | 11 |
| Electrical system | 11 |
| Equipment | 10 |
| Engine and engine cooling | 9 |