Recall Detail

CHEVROLET / CAVALIER / 1983

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 27845 Vehicale/Equipment Name: CHEVROLET
Recalled Component Id: 000005090000001529000000140 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: CAVALIER Model Year: 1983
NHTSA Campaign Number: 87V165000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV) Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1982 End date of Manufacturing: May, 01 1983
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 126319
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 17 1987 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC Report Received Date: Oct, 26 1987
Record Creation date : Nov, 03 1987 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Internal corrosion of pulsair check valve assembly could permit exhaust gas to melt the plastic shut off valve and draw valve pieces into the air cleaner and throttle body. Consequence Summary: If valve pieces lodge against throttle plate, engine maynot return to idle resulting in loss accelerator control and possibly a crash.
Corrective Summary : Replace pulsair check valve and shut off valve with newly designed valves. Recall Notes: System: pulsair check valvevehicle description: passenger cars equipped with 2.0l engines.
Manufacturer Supplied Component Description: Manufacturer Supplied Component Part Number: