Recall Register

1989 Eagle Medallion: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1989 Eagle Medallion. The newest campaign is 97V226000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Dec 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System. NHTSA has 8 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, 97V226000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will install a coolant temperature controlled heater core fluid bypass valve.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 272,000 units in total.

  1. 97V226000Received . 32,000 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The heater core end cap can fail due to material strength deterioration occurring over time with exposure to high temperature engine cooling system fluid.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Failure will allow the discharge of cooling system steam into the passenger compartment, causing reduced driver visibility.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a coolant temperature controlled heater core fluid bypass valve.

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

  2. 88V087000Received . 240,000 units.

    Visibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System / Heater Core

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Cooling system pressures during overheated engine operation may exceed the strength capability of certain components due to inadequate venting capacity of the system pressure cap.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The buildup of pressure may cause heater core to ruptureand discharge hot coolant and steam in the proximity of the drivers legs.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace all coolant system pressure caps with one having adequate venting capacity.

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

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Complaints by component

8 complaints, 11 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.

1989 Eagle Medallion: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic3
Electrical System2
Engine and Engine Cooling2
Seat Belts1
Power Train1
Wheels1
Equipment1
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
26 Sep 2002

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 1989 Eagle Medallion, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1999, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1989 Eagle Medallion
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE91024Preliminary evaluationLATCHES FAIL TO HOLD DOORStructure5 Dec 19906 Mar 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. 19882
  2. 19892

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. 1989 Eagle Medallion: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/eagle/medallion/1989/. 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
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 1989 Eagle Medallion?
272,000 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Eagle Medallion have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Eagle Medallion, model years 1988 to 1989. 2 of them name the 1989 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1989 Eagle Medallion name most often?
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 3 of 11 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1989 Eagle Medallion open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.