Recall Register

1987 Chevrolet Spectrum: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1987 Chevrolet Spectrum. The newest campaign is 88V046000. NHTSA received the report on 29 Mar 1988. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine. NHTSA has 9 complaints 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, 88V046000, in the NHTSA record

The pcv valve will be replaced with a new valve.
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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

2 campaigns, newest first. 15,903 units in total.

  1. 88V046000Received . 8,238 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The positive crankcase ventilation valve may provide inadequate air flow under low engine load conditions.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition can allow water/oil mixture to build upin the hose from the oil separator to the air inlet duct. After the engine isstopped, this water/oil mixture can, under cold weather conditions, freeze andcompletely block the oil separator air duct hose. This blockage will result inincreased pressure within the crankcase. This can cause oil leaks, if asufficient quantity of oil came in contact with the hot exhaust system an enginecompartment fire could result without prior warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The pcv valve will be replaced with a new valve.

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

  2. 88V036000Received . 7,665 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Filler Pipe and Cap

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Perforation of the fuel tank or the attached fuel feed pipe due to corrosion of the tank or fuel feed pipe materials.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition could allow fuel to leak from the fueltank and ultimately result in a fire without prior warning. Such a fire couldspread to the passenger compartment.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The fuel tank will be replaced on all involved vehicles.

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

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Complaints by component

9 complaints, 12 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.

1987 Chevrolet Spectrum: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Engine and Engine Cooling3
Vehicle Speed Control3
Seat Belts2
Fuel System, Gasoline2
Power Train2
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
31 Jul 1997

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 1987 Chevrolet Spectrum, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 6 complaints.

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.

  1. 19851
  2. 19861
  3. 19872
  4. 19882
  5. 19890

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. 1987 Chevrolet Spectrum: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/spectrum/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
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.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1987 Chevrolet Spectrum?
15,903 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 Spectrum have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Spectrum, model years 1985 to 1989. 2 of them name the 1987 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1987 Chevrolet Spectrum name most often?
Engine and Engine Cooling: 3 of 12 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1987 Chevrolet Spectrum open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.