The defect
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.
The risk
AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE CAN SPREAD TO THE PASSENGERCOMPARTMENT AND INJURE OCCUPANTS.
The remedy
CORRECT OR INSTALL NEW ENGINE COMPONENTS TO PREVENT UNREASONABLE FIRE RISK.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Pontiac Fiero | 1984 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontiac Fiero | 1984 | 30 | 3 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 1987
7 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the engine and engine cooling; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 87V165000 26 Oct 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V150000 18 Sept 1987 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 87V144000 9 Sept 1987 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 87V113000 21 Jul 1987 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 87V109000 16 Jul 1987 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 87V041000 7 Apr 1987 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987