Recall Register

1986 Jeep Comanche: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the 1986 Jeep Comanche. The newest campaign is 88V106000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Jul 1988. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Power Assist / Hydraulic. NHTSA has 6 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, 88V106000, in the NHTSA record

Replace brake booster vacuum cannisters with new type cannisters; also, install a restriction orifice to ensure sufficient vacuum in event cannister leakage occurs.
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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

6 campaigns, newest first. 70,331 units in total.

  • 88V106000Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Power Assist / Hydraulic
  • 86V159000Steering / Linkages
  • 86V147000Parking Brake
  • 86V146000Vehicle Speed Control / Cables
  • 86V031000Equipment / Other / Labels
  • 85V139000Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

  1. 88V106000Received . 1,600 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Power Assist / Hydraulic

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Brake booster vacuum reservoir canisters may develop leaks due to bumper impact.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This would result in loss of power brake assist and anincrease in stopping distance.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace brake booster vacuum cannisters with new type cannisters; also, install a restriction orifice to ensure sufficient vacuum in event cannister leakage occurs.

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

  2. 86V159000Received . 6,958 units.

    Steering / Linkages

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Steering linkage couplers remained in acid etching bath too long. Consequence of defect: couplers could be out of tolerance resulting in steering wheel misalignment with eventual loss of vehicle control.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace out of tolerance steering linkage couplers.

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

  3. 86V147000Received . 41,073 units.

    Parking Brake

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Park brake assembly pawl may be improperly hardened. Consequence of defect: pawl could yield under load resulting in loss of parking brakes.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace park brake assemblies.

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

  4. 86V146000Received . 4,928 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control / Cables

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Accelerator cable bushing could disconnect from the accelerator lever assembly. Consequence of defect: this could result in loss of engine control with engine returning to idle.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace accelerator pedal bracket and lever assemblies.

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

  5. 86V031000Received . 1,129 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Gross weight ratings and tire pressures information on the certification label are incorrect, these do not comply to federal regulation part 567. Consequence of defect: this information is necessary so that the truck owner is informed of its load capacity and the correct tire pressures for safe operation of the vehicle.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replacement labels with correct information will be mailed to owners.

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

  6. 85V139000Received . 14,643 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Jeeps may have an improperly connected fuel line fitting which could become disconnected and cause gasoline to be spilled. Consequence of defect: if the fuel line becomes disconnected, spills gasoline and an ignition source is present, a fire or explosion may occur.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Reconnect fuel line fitting, as required.

    Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION.

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Complaints by component

6 complaints, 7 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 Jeep Comanche: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Seat Belts2
Engine and Engine Cooling2
Power Train1
Equipment1
Suspension1
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
24 Nov 2003

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 Jeep Comanche, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1996, with 2 complaints.

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.

  1. 19851
  2. 19866
  3. 19875
  4. 19880
  5. 19891
  6. 19902
  7. 19911
  8. 19920

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1986 Jeep Comanche: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/jeep/comanche/1986/. 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 1986 Jeep Comanche?
70,331 units in 6 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Jeep Comanche have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the Jeep Comanche, model years 1985 to 1992. 6 of them name the 1986 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1986 Jeep Comanche name most often?
Seat Belts: 2 of 7 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1986 Jeep Comanche open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.