PULSCAR ANALYSIS — P0087 AND THE TWO FUEL PUMPS IN NHTSA'S PUBLIC FILES PulsCar analysis of NHTSA public data, September 2026. License: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: "PulsCar analysis of NHTSA public data, September 2026." Published alongside https://www.pulscar.io/blog/p0087-code ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0. WHAT THIS FILE ADDS, AND WHAT IT DOES NOT REPEAT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Check Engine Code Index already counts manufacturer bulletins naming P0087 (122 bulletins, 12 manufacturer groups, software in at least 57, 12 of 70 outside Stellantis). Cited, not recomputed: https://www.pulscar.io/blog/check-engine-code-index ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. SOURCE FILES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NHTSA's published flat files loaded into SQLite without modification: complaints (777,040 received 1 Jan 2015 - 8 Sep 2026), recalls (reported 1 Jan 2010 - 9 Sep 2026), manufacturer communications, investigations. Downloaded from static.nhtsa.gov and read in full on 23 September 2026: Honda SB 21-031 (10222436), Honda dealer message of 28 March 2023 (10233667), Toyota T-SB-0009-23 (10235216), Toyota T-SB-0058-22 (10224120). Nissan NTB19-045b (10171228) was read in full for the P0101 analysis the same day. Other documents in p0087-programs-and-bulletins.csv: NHTSA summary text. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. THE COMPLAINT SET (p0087-180-complaints-flags.csv) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FTS5 token match 'p0087' on the narrative: 180 complaints, all read. Honda 54, Acura 12 (66, 36.7%); Ford 21; Volkswagen 13; Hyundai 13; Toyota 9; Kia 9; Nissan 8; Ram 7; BMW 6. Filed by year: 2015 6, 2016 4, 2017 6, 2018 6, 2019 4, 2020 15, 2021 12, 2022 7, 2023 17, 2024 28, 2025 35, 2026 (to 8 Sep) 40. Flags (pattern, checked against matched passages): mentions a recall 85 VIN not in a recall, or recall did not cover the repair 31 (Honda/Acura 22) each of the 31 read mentions the high-pressure pump 37 mentions a stall 67 diesel 11 NHTSA crash flag 0, fire flag 0, towed flag 7. A text that writes the code with a trailing "00" (P008700) is a different token and is not counted. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. OWNER-REPORTED AMOUNTS (p0087-owner-reported-amounts.csv) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Every dollar figure in the 180 narratives read in context; 18 belong to the repairs this code leads to (the rest: catalytic converters, engines, diagnostics, tows, loans). Lanes: in-tank pump, Honda/Acura $874.42 bill; $1,540.62 quote high-pressure pump, Honda/Acura $1,694 and $2,105.58 bills; $2,000 and about $2,400 quotes (Honda kit 06161-RLV-305 is identified as the high-pressure pump kit in ODI 11695633; the $1,694 Pilot repair used it) pump not specified $1,000 and $1,700 bills; $1,200 and $2,000 quotes knock-on damage $6,000 estimate (pump + two converters) diesel pump and fuel system $9,377.13 quote; $5,000-$7,000 and "upwards of $10,000" owner estimates owner-bought parts $275, $670.47, $699 Not invoices; complaints over-represent bad outcomes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. RECALLS (fuel-pump-recalls.csv) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 25 fuel pump and fuel line recalls since 2018 referenced in the article, with the vehicle count NHTSA publishes for each campaign. Populations are per campaign and can include several makes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. WHAT THIS IS NOT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Complaint counts are not failure rates. The Honda share reflects sales volume, a very large recall that prompted owners to report, and the age of 2016-2020 cars in 2025-2026. Prices marked as estimates in the article are carried from PulsCar repair guides and were not re-checked in this pass.