The 1986 Supra is a one-engine car on paper: Toyota listed a single powerplant for the year, the 3.0L inline-six (7M-GE), a naturally aspirated twin-cam six, so what separates one 1986 car from the next is the transmission rather than the engine bay. The service figures Toyota published for this year are tied to that build and do not necessarily carry over from adjacent years of the same nameplate.
Engines
- 3.0L 2954CC l6 GAS DOHC Naturally Aspirated
Trims
- Automatic
- Standard
Known issues on the 1986 Supra. No safety recalls are on federal record for the 1986 Supra. NHTSA lists 2 owner complaints for the year, and Toyota has issued 4 technical service bulletins covering the car.
With no recall campaigns against the year, the documented history for the 1986 Supra comes down to those 2 owner complaints and 4 bulletins, and both the Automatic and the Standard car share the same 3.0L six underneath.
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Replacement vin plates.
TSB: OBSOLETE NOTICE April 07, 2020: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0032-20. Replacement Certification Labels and VIN Plates
Update on Technician Certification Requirements.
Technical Service Bulletin: OBSOLETE NOTICE: July 31, 2018: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0304-17.
Technical Service Bulletin: OBSOLETE NOTICE: July 31, 2018: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0304-17.
TSB: REVISION NOTICE July 31, 2018 Rev2: ? The Supersession Notice has been updated. January 11, 2018 Rev1: ? The Supersession Notice has been updated. Any previous printed versions of this bulletin should be discarded. SUPERSESSION NOTICE
Showing the 8 most recent of 15 technical service bulletins on file with NHTSA.
I LIKE TO KNOW IF NHTSA HAS ANY INFORMATION ON HEAD GASKET DEFECT ON MY 86.5 NON-TURBOSUPRA MODEL. I HAVE READ AND SEE
CYLINDER HEAD GASKET DESIGNED IMPROPERLY, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. *DH
