1988 Dodge Diplomat: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1988 Dodge Diplomat. The newest campaign is 91V051000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Apr 1991. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar. NHTSA has 1 complaint 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, 91V051000, in the NHTSA record
Replace steering wheels with revised wheel with arc welds added at the wheel stamping-to-hub attachment.
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. 24,000 units in total.
91V051000Received . 12,000 units.
Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The steering wheel may crack at its mounting hub weld attachment because of fatigue loading and eventually separate from the hub.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Separation of the steering wheel from its mounting hubresults in loss of steering control and a vehicle crash could occur withoutwarning.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace steering wheels with revised wheel with arc welds added at the wheel stamping-to-hub attachment.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
87V164000Received . 12,000 units.
Electrical System / Wiring / Front Underhood
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Engine compartment wiring harness fusible link wires may be trapped under the speed control servo bracket.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Trapped wires may eventually cause a high resistanceelectrical short that can result in an underhood fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Free any trapped wiring; then secure wiring with a tie strap to keep away from speed control bracket.
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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 10 Oct 1996
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.
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 1988 Dodge DiplomatThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1988 Dodge Diplomat: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/dodge/diplomat/1988/. 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 1988 Dodge Diplomat?
- 24,000 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Dodge Diplomat have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns for the Dodge Diplomat, model years 1976 to 1989. 2 of them name the 1988 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1988 Dodge Diplomat name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 1 of 1 component mention.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1988 Dodge Diplomat open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.