NHTSA recall campaign
86V145000
ManufacturerGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Reported1986-11-03Affected88,668 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
THERE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP RETURN HOSE AND THE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: HOSE COULD OVERHEAT, RESULTING IN A HOLE AND FLUID LEAK, AND A POSSIBLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE AND CORRECTLY ROUTE HOSE, AS NECESSARY.
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