1987 Chance Sunliner: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1987 Chance Sunliner. The newest campaign is 92V031000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Mar 1992. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 92V031000, in the NHTSA record
Replace the treadle return spring with a newly designed spring.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 55 units in total.
92V031000Received . 45 units.
Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The foot treadle accelerator is equipped with a return spring which serves as a backup device for the throttle return spring mounted on the engine; should both springs fail simultaneously the engine throttle could become stuck open.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The throttle would not disengage when foot pressure isremoved from the treadle; the vehicle would be subject to loss of speed controland a possible accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace the treadle return spring with a newly designed spring.
Report filed by CHANCE COACH, INC..
90V014000Received . 10 units.
Vehicle Speed Control / Springs
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The throttle return spring may not automatically return the throttle lever to the idle postion in the event that the linkage becomes disconnected.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could cause loss of accelerator control if the throttle linkage fails in the full open position. This could result in an accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install an improved throttle return kit.
Report filed by CHANCE COACH, INC..
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
1 complaint, 1 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Wheels | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 3 Feb 2003
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1987 Chance SunlinerThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1987 Chance Sunliner: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chance/sunliner/1987/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- CHANCE COACH, INC.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1987 Chance Sunliner?
- 55 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Chance Sunliner have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Chance Sunliner, model years 1987 to 1994. 2 of them name the 1987 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1987 Chance Sunliner name most often?
- Wheels: 1 of 1 component mention.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1987 Chance Sunliner open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.