1991 Chrysler Lebaron: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 1991 Chrysler Lebaron. The newest campaign is 92V016000. NHTSA received the report on 11 Feb 1992. The NHTSA record gives the component Structure / Body / Door. NHTSA has 63 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, 92V016000, in the NHTSA record

Notify the vehicle owners of the error in the owner's manual and inform them of the actual operation of the front door lock system.

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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

5 campaigns, newest first. 205,488 units in total.

92V01600011 Feb 1992Structure / Body / Door
91V12200011 Jul 1991Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage
91V07800014 May 1991Parking Brake / Conventional / Mechanical / Linkage and Cable
90V19400019 Nov 1990Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive
90V1620004 Sep 1990Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Disc / Caliper

92V016000Received 11 Feb 1992. 57,000 units.
Structure / Body / Door
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The owner's manual incorrectly states that the front passenger door cannot be opened from the inside if the door is locked until the lock control handle has been pulled up. On these vehicles, the front passenger door can be opened by the inside door handle even if the door is locked.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The error in the owner's manual may lead a front seatpassenger to mistakenly open the car door while the vehicle is in motion,believing the inside door handle would not open if the door was locked. Thiscould result in an injury to the front seat passenger.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Notify the vehicle owners of the error in the owner's manual and inform them of the actual operation of the front door lock system.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 24 Feb 1992.
91V122000Received 11 Jul 1991. 130,000 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Front outboard safety belt may become difficult to latch and or unlatch due to a webbing stiffener entering the buckle housing and dislodging the buckle latch guide.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Latch may open during accident or sudden stop, exposingseat occupant to increased risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace buckle latch engagement.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 20 Nov 1991.
91V078000Received 14 May 1991. 90 units.
Parking Brake / Conventional / Mechanical / Linkage and Cable
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Mismatched parking brake cable lengths to the rear wheels reduces braking ability of one of the rear wheels, in violation of FMVSS 105.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Insufficient braking ablity could result in inadvertentvehicle rollaway which could result in a vehicle accident.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace mismatched parking brake cable with one of correct length.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 7 Aug 1991.
90V194000Received 19 Nov 1990. 398 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The two air bag system front impact sensors may not be secured to their mounting brackets.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Air bag will not deploy in a frontal collision if thefront impact sensors are not attached.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Repair to assure proper attachment of front impact sensors to brackets.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 14 Apr 1991.
90V162000Received 4 Sep 1990. 18,000 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Disc / Caliper
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Front disc brake caliper guide pin bolts may not have been adequately torqued and could loosen.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could cause reduced braking effectiveness and couldresult in an accident.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Properly torque front brake caliper guide pin bolts to 250 pounds.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION.

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Complaints by component

63 complaints, 95 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

1991 Chrysler Lebaron
All 1991 vehicles

1991 Chrysler Lebaron: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	1991 Lebaron	All 1991 vehicles	Lebaron, all years	Mentions
Power Train	231.6	103.9	170.7	22
Air Bags	105.3	28.1	68.5	10
Visibility	105.3	33.4	33.7	10
Electrical System	84.2	91.5	86.5	8
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	73.7	181.9	58.9	7
Fuel System, Gasoline	73.7	54.7	49.3	7
Structure	63.2	56.4	101	6
Suspension	52.6	28.6	67.3	5
Seats	42.1	19.8	42.1	4
Engine and Engine Cooling	42.1	99.7	127.4	4

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 20.

Complaints that report a crash: 6
Complaints that report a fire: 4
Injuries in the complaints: 5
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 8 Mar 2012

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 1991 Chrysler Lebaron, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 13 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1991 Chrysler Lebaron
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
PE96036	Preliminary evaluation	THROTTLE WILL NOT RETURN TO THE POSITION	Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages	14 May 1996	31 Oct 1996

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
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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 1991 Chrysler LebaronThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1991 Chrysler Lebaron: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chrysler/lebaron/1991/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

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

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1991 Chrysler Lebaron?: 205,488 units in 5 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. 5 of them name the 1991 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1991 Chrysler Lebaron name most often?: Power Train: 22 of 95 component mentions, or 231.6 per 1,000. For all 1991 vehicles the figure is 103.9 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1991 Chrysler Lebaron open?: No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.