1987 Chevrolet Cavalier: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1987 Chevrolet Cavalier. The newest campaign is 87V011000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Feb 1987. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. NHTSA has 24 complaints on file for this model year. 4 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, 87V011000, in the NHTSA record
Replace accelerator control cable.
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
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 67,064 units in total.
87V011000Received . 65,594 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Accelerator control cable may contain water which could freeze while vehicle is parked causing travel of accelerator control cable to become restricted when throttle is initially opened.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Engine speed may not decrease which could result in lossof accelerator control and a crash without prior warning.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace accelerator control cable.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
86V128000Received . 1,470 units.
Parking Brake / Conventional / Mechanical
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Parking brake lever mechanisms may not properly engage when applied as required by FMVSS 105. Consequence of defect: vehicle could unexpectedly roll away uncontrolled, which could result in a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace parking brake lever assembly.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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
24 complaints, 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Steering | 7 |
| Seat Belts | 7 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 3 |
| Power Train | 2 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 2 |
| Tires | 2 |
| Visibility | 1 |
| Structure | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 3
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 4
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 10 Jun 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA92024 | Engineering analysis | STICKING THROTTLE | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 26 Jun 1992 | 31 Jan 1994 | |
| EA90041 | Engineering analysis | BRAKE PERFORMANCE | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 29 Aug 1990 | 30 Mar 1992 | |
| EA89010 | Engineering analysis | BRAKE INEFFECTIVENESS | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 17 Jan 1989 | 8 May 1990 | |
| PE88085 | Preliminary evaluation | POOR BRAKING | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 27 Jul 1988 | 17 Jan 1989 |
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 1987 Chevrolet CavalierThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1987 Chevrolet Cavalier: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/cavalier/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
- 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 1987 Chevrolet Cavalier?
- 67,064 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 1987 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1987 Chevrolet Cavalier name most often?
- Steering: 7 of 27 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1987 Chevrolet Cavalier open?
- No. Each of the 4 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.