The 1986 Chevrolet Caprice has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,755,897 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 41 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.
A SMALL NYLON BUSHING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL MAY SLIP OUT OF PLACE, CAUSING INTERMITTENT AND UNEXPECTED INCREASES IN ENGINE SPEED OR DIESELING (ENGINE RUN ON WITH IGNITION OFF).
SERVO ROD ASSEMBLY COULD CATCH ON ENGINE COMPONENTS ANDRESULT IN A STUCK THROTTLE WITH POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH.
INSTALL A NEW BUSHING IN CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“1986 chevy caprice. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle died while driving, ignition is damaged and steering column problems. *smd the consumer no more than 2 minutes after the leaving the dealer, the vehicle stalled again. He returned the dealer to have them look at the vehicle again. The…”
“1986 chevy caprice. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle died while driving, ignition is damaged and steering column problems. *smd the consumer no more than 2 minutes after the leaving the dealer, the vehicle stalled again. He returned the dealer to have them look at the vehicle again. The…”
“The tread separated from the tire causing damage to the vehicle (firestone supreme 225/75-15). Nlm”
“Intermittently when brakes are applied pedal becomes hard, resulting in extended stopping distance. The dealer and manufacturer have been notified. *ak”
“Engine overheated and caught fire. (ohio traffic crash report).”
“Vehicle had vibration and bumping sound in front end, upon inspection of front end consumer noticed tread separation and blister 2/3 around one tire and 1/4 around the other (firestone triumph 2000- 205-75-r15 m/s)”
“Brakes failed.”
“Driver's side seat belt buckle broke.”
There is no summary currently available
There is no summary currently available
SUBJECT VEHICLES:CAPRICE, CAPRICE CLASSIC, CUSTOM CRUISER, DEVILLE,ELECTRA, ESTATE WAGON, FLEETWOOD, LESABRE, NINETY-EIGHT, PARISIENNE,PARK AVENUE.(ALL 1984-86 GM VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDROBOOST II SYSTEMS)ANALYSIS:CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGE SEVERAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE POWERSTEERING AND POWER BRAKE SYSTEMS OF…
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURER:BEING ANALYZED AS OF 16 MAR 88.ANALYSIS:IR BEING ANALYZED.PROPOSED ACTION:===
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1986 Chevrolet Caprice as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.