Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1986 Chevrolet C30

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

3
Open recalls
1
NHTSA complaints
6
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

1 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    1

Recalls

3 campaigns
07E088000·EQUIPMENT2007-10-24

CERTAIN HONEYWELL FRAM RACING BRAND HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 25, 2006, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, AND SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLES LIST ABOVE. THE AFFECTED FILTERS ARE MARKED WITH A DATE CODE A61451 THROUGH A72571 SEQUENTIALLY. THE DATE CODE AND PART NUMBER APPEAR ON THE FILTER HOUSING. FRAM RACING HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS NOT BEARING A DATE CODE IN THIS RANGE ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. THE GASKET OF THE OIL FILTER BECOMES MORE PLIABLE UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.

RiskTHIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE INADEQUATE SEALING AND LOSS OF ENGINE OIL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.

FixHONEYWELL WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED OIL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING NOVEMBER 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-890-2075.

91V217000·SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM1991-12-13

THE LEFT HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM CAN CRACK STARTING AT THE REAR FLANGE AND PROGRESSING TO THE BALL JOINT MOUNTING HOLE AND EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE LOWER BALL JOINT TO SEPARATE FROM THE CONTROL ARM.

RiskIF THE BALL JOINT SEPARATES FROM THE CONTROL ARM, A LOSSOF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

FixINSTALL A RESINFORCED BRACE TO THE LEFT HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM.

87V002000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1987-01-20

TRUCKS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 301, FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY, DURING A 30 MPH FRONTAL BARRIER TEST.

RiskGREATER THAN ACCEPTABLE FUEL SPILLAGE DURING AND AFTER ACOLLISION COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

FixINSTALL AN ADDITIONAL SHIELD TO THE FRONT OF THE ORIGINAL SHIELD TO PROTECT THE FUEL TANK.

NHTSA investigations

6 actions
EA92041·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1992-12-08 → 1995-03-09

FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY

EA88016·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1988-01-19 → 1988-06-30

HIGH TEMP & FUEL EXP

PE88016·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1988-01-14 → 1988-03-31

EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKS

EA88007·SUSPENSION1987-11-06 → 1988-10-24

LOWER CONTROL ARM

Led to recall88V110001

PE87056·SUSPENSION1987-09-08 → 1987-11-06

LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILURE

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