Recall Register

1982 Chrysler Lebaron: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1982 Chrysler Lebaron. The newest campaign is 89V052000. NHTSA received the report on 29 Mar 1989. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm. NHTSA has 1 complaint 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, 89V052000, in the NHTSA record

Install attachment reinforcement brackets to prevent control arm detachment as a result of corrosion weakening.
NHTSA VIN lookup

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

4 campaigns, newest first. 654,069 units in total.

  • 89V052000Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm
  • 82V063000Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Fluid
  • 82V055000Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball Joint
  • 81V111000Vehicle Speed Control

  1. 89V052000Received . 500,000 units.

    Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Front suspension crossmember may corrode and fail at lower control arm rear pivot mounts if operated where salt is used to aid in snow removal.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Control arm could detach from the crossmember, adverselyaffecting directional stability, which could result in an accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install attachment reinforcement brackets to prevent control arm detachment as a result of corrosion weakening.

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

  2. 82V063000Received . 69 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Fluid

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The brake hydraulic system bay be equipped with brake fluid containing an excess of water.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will replace defective brake fluid without charge to owner.

    Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION.

  3. 82V055000Received . 4,000 units.

    Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball Joint

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Clamp bolts installed on certain vehicles may contain cracks. Eventually these bolts may break through, causing separation of the ball joint from the steering knuckle.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will replace both ball joint stud clamp bolts without charge to owner.

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

  4. 81V111000Received . 150,000 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The automatic speed control switch may stick in the "resume" position restricting return movement. This will not allow the normal brake pedal operation to deactivate the system.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The shield portion of the "resume" slide lever in the speed control unit will be replaced without charge.

    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

1 complaint, 1 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.

1982 Chrysler Lebaron: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Structure1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
20 Jul 1995

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 1982 Chrysler Lebaron, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1982 Chrysler Lebaron
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA91010Engineering analysisTRANS PARK SYSTEM FAILUREPower Train10 Dec 199031 Dec 1991

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. 1982 Chrysler Lebaron: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chrysler/lebaron/1982/. 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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
CHRYSLER CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1982 Chrysler Lebaron?
654,069 units in 4 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. 4 of them name the 1982 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1982 Chrysler Lebaron name most often?
Structure: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1982 Chrysler Lebaron open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.