Recall Register

1978 Chrysler Lebaron: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1978 Chrysler Lebaron. The newest campaign is 77V240000. NHTSA received the report on 28 Dec 1977. The NHTSA record gives the component Latches/Locks/Linkages / Hood / Latch. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 77V240000, in the NHTSA record

Dealer will adjust the catch system to fully secure the hood, without charge.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 2,454,458 units in total.

  1. 77V240000Received . 1,207,458 units.

    Latches/Locks/Linkages / Hood / Latch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On the involved vehicles, the hood secondary catch system may be misaligned which may cause the secondary catch to malfunction. Consequently, the hood may not be securely latched.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will adjust the catch system to fully secure the hood, without charge.

    Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 77V211000Received . 22,000 units.

    Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The columns may contain steering shafts in which the steering column coupling roll pin retaining notch was machined too deep. This may cause the steering wheel shaft to become disengaged from the rest of the steering assembly.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will install a cotter pin through the roll pin to ensure retention, at no cost to owner.

    Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 77V188000Received . 1,225,000 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On the involved vehicles, damage to the front wheel brake hydraulic system could occur due to front wheel brake line tube corrosion. Front wheel brake hoses may become brittle and crack due to prolonged operation in cold temperatures.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will replace both front hoses if found necessary and in addition, will install a plastic shield between the battery thermo-guard and the tubes to prevent corrosion.

    Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

2 complaints, 2 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1978 Chrysler Lebaron: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Fuel System, Gasoline1
Power Train1
Complaints that report a crash
2
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
28 Jan 2000

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1978 Chrysler Lebaron, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1996, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1978 Chrysler Lebaron
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
DP80021Defect petitionACCELERATED WITH TRANSMISSION IN PARKPower Train23 Jun 198031 Oct 1980

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19762
  2. 19772
  3. 19783
  4. 19790
  5. 19801
  6. 19812
  7. 19824
  8. 19834
  9. 19841
  10. 19855
  11. 19864
  12. 19872
  13. 19880
  14. 19892
  15. 19902
  16. 19915
  17. 19922
  18. 19930
  19. 19940
  20. 19950
  21. 19960
  22. 19970
  23. 20030

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1978 Chrysler Lebaron: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chrysler/lebaron/1978/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
CHRYSLER CORPORATION

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1978 Chrysler Lebaron?
2,454,458 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Chrysler Lebaron have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 31 recall campaigns for the Chrysler Lebaron, model years 1976 to 2003. 3 of them name the 1978 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1978 Chrysler Lebaron name most often?
Fuel System, Gasoline: 1 of 2 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1978 Chrysler Lebaron open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.