The defect
THE POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION VALVE MAY PROVIDE INADEQUATE AIR FLOW UNDER LOW ENGINE LOAD CONDITIONS.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN ALLOW WATER/OIL MIXTURE TO BUILD UPIN THE HOSE FROM THE OIL SEPARATOR TO THE AIR INLET DUCT. AFTER THE ENGINE ISSTOPPED, THIS WATER/OIL MIXTURE CAN, UNDER COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS, FREEZE ANDCOMPLETELY BLOCK THE OIL SEPARATOR AIR DUCT HOSE. THIS BLOCKAGE WILL RESULT ININCREASED PRESSURE WITHIN THE CRANKCASE. THIS CAN CAUSE OIL LEAKS, IF ASUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF OIL CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM AN ENGINECOMPARTMENT FIRE COULD RESULT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
THE PCV VALVE WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW VALVE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Spectrum | 1987, 1988 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Spectrum | 1987 | 9 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Spectrum | 1988 | 5 | 2 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 1988
8 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the engine and engine cooling; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 88V184000 25 Nov 1988 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| 88V178000 14 Nov 1988 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 88V161000 18 Oct 1988 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 88V133000 9 Aug 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 88V132000 8 Aug 1988 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| 88V093000 13 Jun 1988 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 88V042000 28 Mar 1988 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988