Recall Register

1985 Chevrolet Caprice: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1985 Chevrolet Caprice. The newest campaign is 89V102000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Jun 1989. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. NHTSA has 4 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name 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, 89V102000, in the NHTSA record

Install a new bushing in cruise control servo bail.
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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.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 1,811,781 units in total.

  1. 89V102000Received . 1,755,897 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    A small nylon bushing in the cruise control servo bail may slip out of place, causing intermittent and unexpected increases in engine speed or dieseling (engine run on with ignition off).
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Servo rod assembly could catch on engine components andresult in a stuck throttle with potential for a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install a new bushing in cruise control servo bail.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 85V153000Received . 27,942 units.

    Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery / Cables

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The positive battery cable may contact the upper control arm or exhaust manifold shield and eventually wear through the insulation and ground the cable. Consequence of defect: this could result in an underhood fire which could cause burn injuries to occupants.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install a positive battery service kit.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..

  3. 85V151000Received . 27,942 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The fuel feed and fuel return pipe assemblies includes a hose which may contact the pointed end of the radiator shroud attaching screw. This could cause a gasoline leak. Consequence of defect: if fuel leak develops it could result in an underhood fire and burn injuries to occupants.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Reposition fuel lines to preclude contact with radiator shroud attaching screw.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..

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

4 complaints, 8 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.

1985 Chevrolet Caprice: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Tires4
Fuel System, Gasoline3
Electrical System1
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
25 Jan 2001

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.

Complaints about the 1985 Chevrolet Caprice, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2000, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1985 Chevrolet Caprice
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE88027Preliminary evaluationHEADLAMP SWITCH FAILUREExterior Lighting9 Feb 198811 May 1988
EA88019Engineering analysisHYDRO BOOSTSteering28 Jan 198831 Oct 1990
PE87038Preliminary evaluationHYDROBOOST FAILURESteering9 Jul 198728 Jan 1988

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.

  1. 19653
  2. 19662
  3. 19672
  4. 19682
  5. 19694
  6. 19713
  7. 19722
  8. 19731
  9. 19742
  10. 19761
  11. 19773
  12. 19782
  13. 19793
  14. 19802
  15. 19811
  16. 19821
  17. 19830
  18. 19841
  19. 19853
  20. 19861
  21. 19872
  22. 19881
  23. 19890
  24. 19901
  25. 19915
  26. 19926
  27. 19931
  28. 19946
  29. 19957
  30. 19964
  31. 19970
  32. 20113
  33. 20123
  34. 20134
  35. 20143

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1985 Chevrolet Caprice: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/caprice/1985/. 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
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

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 1985 Chevrolet Caprice?
1,811,781 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Caprice have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 50 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Caprice, model years 1965 to 2014. 3 of them name the 1985 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1985 Chevrolet Caprice name most often?
Tires: 4 of 8 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1985 Chevrolet Caprice open?
No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.