NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Defect Petition DP86-019: SUDDEN ACCELERATION
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Defect Petition DP86-019 on September 12, 1986 and closed it on December 22, 1986. NHTSA's investigations file lists 5 models from 5 makes for it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- DP86-019 (also written DP86019)
- Investigation type
- Defect Petition A petition asking NHTSA to open a defect investigation; NHTSA grants or denies it, and granting one opens an investigation.
- Status
- Closed December 22, 1986
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- General Motors, LLC
- Component
- Vehicle Speed Control — Linkages
- Vehicles and equipment
- 5 models from 5 makes, including the Buick Skyhawk and Cadillac Cimarron
A recall appears here only when NHTSA's investigations file links one to the investigation; NHTSA's summary or record can name others.
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Defect Petition DP86-019. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to that page's NHTSA investigations section.
Buick
Buick Skyhawk
- 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
Cadillac
Cadillac Cimarron
- 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
Chevrolet
All Chevrolet recallsOldsmobile
Oldsmobile Firenza
- 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
Pontiac
All Pontiac recallsWhat an NHTSA investigation is
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) looks into possible safety defects in vehicles and equipment, often after owner complaints. An investigation usually starts as a Preliminary Evaluation, or as a Recall Query when it concerns whether an existing recall covers the right vehicles or fixes the problem, and ODI can upgrade it to a more detailed Engineering Analysis. A Defect Petition asks NHTSA to open an investigation, and Audit and Equipment Queries are administrative investigations into whether companies complied with federal vehicle safety requirements, such as reporting, recall and certification rules.
An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.
To see whether a specific vehicle has an open recall, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Sources
NHTSA's investigation record for DP86-019
Investigation details come from NHTSA's investigations file, which try.vin imports once a day. The investigation types are described from the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's May 2023 report on NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA's petition rules (49 CFR Parts 552 and 557) and NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation procedures. How try.vin reads NHTSA investigations.