The defect
PCV GROMMET OIL LEAKS, TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LEAKS, PISTON CONNECTING ROD FAILURES BREAKING THROUGH ENGINE WALL CAUSING OIL SPILLAGE, FUEL RAIL LEAKS, COOLANT LEAKS, ROCKER COVER OIL LEAKS, AND MAINTENANCE OR SERVICE RELATED FACTORS, COULD CAUSE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES.
The risk
AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE CAN SPREAD TO THE PASSENGERCOMPARTMENT AND INJURE OCCUPANTS.
The remedy
CORRECT OR INSTALL NEW COMPONENTS TO PREVENT UNREASONABLE FIRE RISK.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Pontiac Fiero | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
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 | 1985 | 18 | 3 |
| Pontiac Fiero | 1986 | 26 | 3 |
| Pontiac Fiero | 1987 | 15 | 2 |
| Pontiac Fiero | 1988 | 13 | 2 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 1990
5 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the engine and engine cooling; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 90V166000 20 Sept 1990 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| 90V081000 15 May 1990 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| 90V037000 21 Feb 1990 | HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
| 90V005000 24 Jan 1990 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990