NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation PE85016
Preliminary Evaluation · General Motors, LLC · ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
An investigation is not a finding that a defect exists.
NHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
What NHTSA is examining
The agency's own description of the inquiry, quoted as published
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
An investigation is a separate record from a recall and from a manufacturer communication. A manufacturer campaign to repair a safety defect or a failure to meet a federal safety standard.
Investigation details
Identifiers, dates and outcome as recorded by NHTSA
- Action number
- PE85016
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- General Motors, LLC
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Opened
- Dec 3, 1984
- Closed
- Mar 22, 1985
- Associated recall campaign
- 85V034000
Vehicles named in this investigation
34 model years across 17 models
- Buick Century
- Buick Skyhawk
- Buick Skylark
- Cadillac Cimarron
- Chevrolet Camaro
- Chevrolet Cavalier
- Chevrolet Celebrity
- Chevrolet Citation
- GMC GMC
- Oldsmobile Ciera
- Oldsmobile Firenza
- Oldsmobile Omega
- Pontiac 2000
- Pontiac 6000
- Pontiac Fiero
- Pontiac Firebird
- Pontiac Phoenix
Being named here means NHTSA included the vehicle in the scope of its inquiry. It is not a statement that these vehicles have a defect.