1981 Chrysler New Yorker: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1981 Chrysler New Yorker. The newest campaign is 81V111000. NHTSA received the report on 22 Sep 1981. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for 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, 81V111000, in the NHTSA record
The shield portion of the "resume" slide lever in the speed control unit will be replaced without charge.
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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 180,000 units in total.
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: .
81V055000Received . 30,000 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Carburetor System
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Engine may lose power or stall due to carburetor flooding. This is caused by a poor electrical ground on the carburetor fuel bowl vent solenoid. Vehicles may also have driveability problems while the engine is warming up in cold weather. These problems include engine missing, sags, and hesitation. This is caused by a sticking carburetor oxygen feedback solenoid.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will inspect carburetor and if necessary, the bowl vent solenoid will be repaired by resoldering (reconnecting) the external electrical connection free of charge. If applicable, the oxygen feedback sensor will be replaced.
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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 |
| Fuel System, Other | 1 |
- 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
- 22 Oct 1999
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.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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.
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 1981 Chrysler New YorkerThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1981 Chrysler New Yorker: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chrysler/new-yorker/1981/. 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 1981 Chrysler New Yorker?
- 180,000 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Chrysler New Yorker have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 22 recall campaigns for the Chrysler New Yorker, model years 1972 to 2004. 2 of them name the 1981 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1981 Chrysler New Yorker name most often?
- Fuel System, Gasoline: 1 of 2 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1981 Chrysler New Yorker open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.