1985 Chevrolet Celebrity: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1985 Chevrolet Celebrity. The newest campaign is 85V135000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Oct 1985. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings. NHTSA has 15 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, 85V135000, in the NHTSA record
Secure clutch cable to preclude contact with master cylinder brake pipe. Also, replace brake pipe if it shows any sign of wear.
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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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. 2,424 units in total.
85V135000Received . 294 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Clutch cable is not properly secured causing the cable to contact the master cylinder brake pipe. Consequence of defect: over a period of time this may cause wear through, brake fluid leak and partial loss of braking action which could result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Secure clutch cable to preclude contact with master cylinder brake pipe. Also, replace brake pipe if it shows any sign of wear.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..
84V132000Received . 2,130 units.
Vehicle Speed Control / Springs
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The throttle linkage may bind because during normal operation, the throttle body case may interfere with the linkage. This interference could prevent the throttle from closing even though the driver has removed his foot from the accelerator pedal.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The dealer will inspect vehicles and improve the clearance between the accelerator linkage and throttle body casing if needed, at no charge to owner.
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
15 complaints, 25 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 |
|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 10 |
| Power Train | 4 |
| Steering | 3 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 2 |
| Visibility | 2 |
| Electrical System | 1 |
| Structure | 1 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 21 Oct 2011
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 | |
| EA87006 | Engineering analysis | POWER ST. ASSIST | Steering | 16 Dec 1986 | 19 Sep 1988 | |
| EA86025 | Engineering analysis | WINDSHIELD WIPERS | Visibility | 25 Aug 1986 | 2 Mar 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.
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 1985 Chevrolet CelebrityThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1985 Chevrolet Celebrity: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/celebrity/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 Celebrity?
- 2,424 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 Celebrity have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 15 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Celebrity, model years 1982 to 1992. 2 of them name the 1985 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1985 Chevrolet Celebrity name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 10 of 25 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1985 Chevrolet Celebrity open?
- No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.