The 1987 Chevrolet Cavalier has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 67,064 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 27 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the steering. Last updated July 5, 2026.
ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE MAY CONTAIN WATER WHICH COULD FREEZE WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED CAUSING TRAVEL OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE TO BECOME RESTRICTED WHEN THROTTLE IS INITIALLY OPENED.
ENGINE SPEED MAY NOT DECREASE WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSSOF ACCELERATOR CONTROL AND A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
REPLACE ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE.
PARKING BRAKE LEVER MECHANISMS MAY NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE WHEN APPLIED AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 105. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: VEHICLE COULD UNEXPECTEDLY ROLL AWAY UNCONTROLLED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A…
REPLACE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“I was traveling home from work yesterday evening. I was doing between 35 - 40 mph. All of a sudden I heard a loud noise. I pulled over to check my tires for a flat or see if something was hanging below my car. No flat, nothing hanging. But my tire tread had separated from my tire. I purchased…”
“Consumer has been experiencing constant blowouts and flats with the tires. One incident led to the vehicle slamming into a street curb. *jg”
“Belt that holds drivers seat to the floor broke and the car could not be driven. Seat belt on drivers side sometimes will not pull out.”
“Belt that holds drivers seat to the floor broke and the car could not be driven. Seat belt on drivers side sometimes will not pull out.”
“Door hinge seperated from mounting plate in door.”
“Failure of the throttle control, the vehicle was in motion and the vehicle accelerated, causing the consumer to have a near accident.*ak”
“Driver lost control of vehicle and crashed into a tree, the seat belt did not restrain him in the seat*ak consumer's son was drving on a gravel road and he came over ah hill and caught the pile of gravel and lost control of vehicle, whic then turned over three or four times and driver was thrown…”
“Seat belt failed during vehicle rollover, causing injury.”
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1987 Chevrolet Cavalier as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.