1991 Plymouth Acclaim: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1991 Plymouth Acclaim. The newest campaign is 91V122000. NHTSA received the report on 11 Jul 1991. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage. NHTSA has 97 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name 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, 91V122000, in the NHTSA record

Replace buckle latch engagement.

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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

3 campaigns, newest first. 148,398 units in total.

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.
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

97 complaints, 120 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 Plymouth Acclaim
All 1991 vehicles

1991 Plymouth Acclaim: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	1991 Acclaim	All 1991 vehicles	Acclaim, all years	Mentions
Air Bags	125	28.1	115.2	15
Power Train	116.7	103.9	137.5	14
Suspension	116.7	28.6	120.8	14
Engine and Engine Cooling	108.3	99.7	158	13
Vehicle Speed Control	100	36.8	53.9	12
Electrical System	91.7	91.5	79.9	11
Seat Belts	58.3	92.1	59.5	7
Structure	58.3	56.4	27.9	7
Exterior Lighting	50	18.1	31.6	6
Fuel System, Gasoline	41.7	54.7	26	5

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.

Complaints that report a crash: 15
Complaints that report a fire: 5
Injuries in the complaints: 15
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 29 Jun 2011

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 Plymouth Acclaim, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 27 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1991 Plymouth Acclaim
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed
PE96036	Preliminary evaluation	THROTTLE WILL NOT RETURN TO THE POSITION	Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages	14 May 1996	31 Oct 1996
PE96008	Preliminary evaluation	SAFETY BLT LATCH OPERATION	Seat Belts	25 Jan 1996	28 Jun 1996
PE91080	Preliminary evaluation	ENGINE SPEED FLUCTUATION	Engine and Engine Cooling	30 May 1991	30 Sep 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.

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19960

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 Plymouth AcclaimThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1991 Plymouth Acclaim: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/plymouth/acclaim/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 Plymouth Acclaim?: 148,398 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Plymouth Acclaim have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the Plymouth Acclaim, model years 1988 to 1996. 3 of them name the 1991 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1991 Plymouth Acclaim name most often?: Air Bags: 15 of 120 component mentions, or 125 per 1,000. For all 1991 vehicles the figure is 28.1 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1991 Plymouth Acclaim open?: No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.