1986 Chrysler Lebaron: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1986 Chrysler Lebaron. The newest campaign is 88V105000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Jul 1988. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline. NHTSA has 25 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name 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, 88V105000, in the NHTSA record

Relocate pressure regulator; replace fuel supply with formed hose with revised routing configuration to ensure sealing integrity.

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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

4 campaigns, newest first. 621,249 units in total.

88V1050001 Jul 1988Fuel System, Gasoline
88V0610008 Apr 1988Seats / Front Assembly / Power Adjust
86V05300010 Apr 1986Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery
86V02800019 Feb 1986Electrical System / Wiring / Interior/Under Dash

88V105000Received 1 Jul 1988. 580,000 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Fuel leakage may occur in low ambient temperature operation at connections of an engine compartment fuel supply hose to the pressure regulator and to the fuel rail.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the presence of an ignition source, fuel leakage couldresult in a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Relocate pressure regulator; replace fuel supply with formed hose with revised routing configuration to ensure sealing integrity.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 15 Nov 1988.
88V061000Received 8 Apr 1988. 1,500 units.
Seats / Front Assembly / Power Adjust
Defect, in the NHTSA record
A service replacement drivers seat cushion (manual seat type) may contain wrong cushion with a brace that could interfere with power seat adjuster mechanism and cause stress on the frame.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Seat frame could fracture and result in significantrearward movement of the seat back.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace frame with proper power seat frame.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 7 Oct 1988.
86V053000Received 10 Apr 1986. 32,149 units.
Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Battery cap vents may be partially or completely blocked with plastic flashing. Consequence of defect: a build up of internal gas pressure could occur which could result in case rupture, particularly during post charging. Should a person be in the vicinity of the battery when the case ruptures, they may be injured by the released gases and/or acid.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Rework batteries by probing both vent orifices to eliminate any vent obstruction.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION.
86V028000Received 19 Feb 1986. 7,600 units.
Electrical System / Wiring / Interior/Under Dash
Defect, in the NHTSA record
A resistor in the electronic panel cluster may be subjected to an electrical current overload due to failure of a switching transistor. Consequence of defect: the overheated resistor could ignite and start an instrument panel fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Modify instrument panel cluster by replacing the resistor with a fused resistor that will not ignite if overloaded.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION.

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Complaints by component

25 complaints, 31 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.

1986 Chrysler Lebaron: component mentions in complaints
Component		Mentions
Engine and Engine Cooling		8
Electrical System		5
Structure		4
Power Train		3
Steering		3
Service Brakes, Hydraulic		1
Seat Belts		1
Vehicle Speed Control		1
Fuel System, Gasoline		1
Parking Brake		1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.

Complaints that report a crash: 4
Complaints that report a fire: 5
Injuries in the complaints: 2
Deaths in the complaints: 2
Date of the newest complaint: 15 Jun 2007

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 1986 Chrysler Lebaron, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 6 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1986 Chrysler Lebaron
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
EA91010	Engineering analysis	TRANS PARK SYSTEM FAILURE	Power Train	10 Dec 1990	31 Dec 1991
EA88008	Engineering analysis	SEAT ATTACHMENT	Seats	17 Nov 1987	18 May 1988	88V061000
PE87045	Preliminary evaluation	SEAT FAILURES	Seats	7 Aug 1987	17 Nov 1987

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.

19762
19772
19783
19790
19801
19812
19824
19834
19841
19855
19864
19872
19880
19892
19902
19915
19922
19930
19940
19950
19960
19970
20030

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

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
NHTSA page of the 1986 Chrysler LebaronThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1986 Chrysler Lebaron: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chrysler/lebaron/1986/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

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 1986 Chrysler Lebaron?: 621,249 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 1986 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1986 Chrysler Lebaron name most often?: Engine and Engine Cooling: 8 of 31 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1986 Chrysler Lebaron open?: No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.