1985 Chevrolet Cavalier: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1985 Chevrolet Cavalier. The newest campaign is 86V073000. NHTSA received the report on 28 May 1986. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine. NHTSA has 4 complaints on file for this model year. 5 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, 86V073000, in the NHTSA record
Remove the trim cover and discard.
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 .
Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 121,505 units in total.
86V073000Received . 87,174 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The engine air cleaner plastic trim cover could fall off the air cleaner assembly and land on the exhaust manifold creating a fire hazard. Consequence of defect: if the car is being operated at the time that the plastic trim cover falls off, an engine compartment fire could occur without warning.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Remove the trim cover and discard.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
85V042000Received . 34,331 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The engine air cleaner plastic trim cover could detach from the air cleaner assembly and fall forward on the exhaust manifold. Consequence of defect: if the car is being operated at the time of detachment, an engine compartment fire could occur without warning.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Remove the trim cover and discard.
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, 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | 2 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 2
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 7 Feb 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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE88027 | Preliminary evaluation | HEADLAMP SWITCH FAILURE | Exterior Lighting | 9 Feb 1988 | 11 May 1988 | |
| EA87007 | Engineering analysis | SUDDEN ACCEL | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 16 Dec 1986 | 7 Aug 1987 | |
| EA87006 | Engineering analysis | POWER ST. ASSIST | Steering | 16 Dec 1986 | 19 Sep 1988 | |
| DP86019 | Defect petition | SUDDEN ACCELERATION | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 12 Sep 1986 | 22 Dec 1986 | |
| PE86031 | Preliminary evaluation | UNDERHOOD FIRES | Engine and Engine Cooling | 18 Feb 1986 | 10 Jun 1986 | 86V073000 |
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.
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 1985 Chevrolet CavalierThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1985 Chevrolet Cavalier: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/cavalier/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
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- 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 Cavalier?
- 121,505 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Cavalier have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 40 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Cavalier, model years 1982 to 2005. 2 of them name the 1985 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1985 Chevrolet Cavalier name most often?
- Electrical System: 2 of 4 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1985 Chevrolet Cavalier open?
- No. Each of the 5 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.