# NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE87024
> **ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES** · Opened 1987-03-24 · Closed 1987-05-01
## Investigation
- **Action number:** PE87024
- **Type:** Preliminary Evaluation
- **Open date:** 1987-03-24
- **Close date:** 1987-05-01
- **Manufacturer:** AM GENERAL LLC
- **Affected makes:** AM GENERAL
- **Affected components:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- **Affected model years:** 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 4
## Summary

ANALYSIS: SUBJECT VEHICLES USE AN AMC 6-CYLINDER ENGINE WHICH, FOR EARLIERMODEL YEARS, WAS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF EA84-015: ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES IN1981-83 AMC VEHICLES USING AMC 6-CYLINDER ENGINES.THIS EA WAS CLOSED INJUNE OF 1986.ALTHOUGH AM GENERAL IS THE FINAL STAGE MANUFACTURER, AN IRWAS ALSO FORWARDED TO AMC.THE POST OFFICE FLEET IS PRESENTLY EVALUATINGTHE VEHICLES UNDER A VARIETY OF TEST CONDITIONS, IN AN EFFORT TO SIMULATEAN ENGINE FIRE UNDER CONDITIONS WHICH ARE BOTH VERIFIABLE AND REPRODUCIBLE.SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURER:ON MARCH 30, 1987, AM GENERALISSUED A SAFETY RECALL (87V-041) CONCERNING ALLEGED ENGINE COMPARTMENTFIRES IN THE SUBJECT FLEET.THE RECALL WILL INVOLVE MODIFICATIONS TO THEVACUUM SYSTEM IN AN EFFORT TO ELIMINATE FURTHER FIRE OCCURRENCES.STATUS:CLOSE THIS PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS.===

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=PE87024)
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