Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1986 Chevrolet P30

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.

2
Open recalls
3
NHTSA complaints
6
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

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

What people complain about

  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
    1
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:EXHAUST System
    1

Recalls

2 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.

88V110000·SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM1988-07-06

LEFT HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM CAN CRACK AND COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE LOWER BALL JOINT TO SEPARATE FROM THE CONTROL ARM.

RiskLOSS OF STEERING CONTROL CAN OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT INA CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

FixREPAIR OR REPLACE LOWER LEFT CONTROL ARM.

NHTSA investigations

6 actions
EA88043·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1988-09-20 → 1989-09-26

FUEL EXPULSION

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

PE87043·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1987-08-07 → 1988-01-14

EXHAUST SYSTEM HEAT

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