Recall Register

1992 Plymouth Laser: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1992 Plymouth Laser. The campaign is 98V069002. NHTSA received the report on 7 Apr 1998. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission. NHTSA has 35 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 this campaign.

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Remedy of campaign 98V069002, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect the vehicles for adequacy of the transfer case oil volume, transfer case oil leakage, and operational degradation of the transfer case mechanism. If oil volume is insufficient, the appropriate amount of oil will be added. If there is transfer case oil leakage, affected components will be replaced. If the transfer case shows operational degradation, the transfer case will be replaced.
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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 42,214 units in total.

  1. 98V069002Received . 42,214 units.

    Power Train / Automatic Transmission

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Lockup of the transfer case can occur due to insufficient lubrication.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect the vehicles for adequacy of the transfer case oil volume, transfer case oil leakage, and operational degradation of the transfer case mechanism. If oil volume is insufficient, the appropriate amount of oil will be added. If there is transfer case oil leakage, affected components will be replaced. If the transfer case shows operational degradation, the transfer case will be replaced.

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

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Complaints by component

35 complaints, 46 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.

1992 Plymouth Laser: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Power Train17
Engine and Engine Cooling11
Visibility6
Structure3
Electrical System3
Seat Belts3
Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
Child Seat1
Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
1
Date of the newest complaint
9 Aug 2008

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 1992 Plymouth Laser, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1998, with 9 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1992 Plymouth Laser
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA98002Engineering analysisTRANSFER CASE LOCKUPWheels30 Jan 199830 Apr 199898V069001
PE97040Preliminary evaluationTRANSFER CASE LOCKUPWheels4 Sep 199730 Jan 1998
PE94074Preliminary evaluationHOOD FLY-UPStructure12 Oct 199424 Feb 1995

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. 19871
  2. 19904
  3. 19911
  4. 19921
  5. 19931
  6. 19941
  7. 19950
  8. 19980

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. 1992 Plymouth Laser: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/plymouth/laser/1992/. 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

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1992 Plymouth Laser?
42,214 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Plymouth Laser have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the Plymouth Laser, model years 1987 to 1998. 1 of them names the 1992 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1992 Plymouth Laser name most often?
Power Train: 17 of 46 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1992 Plymouth Laser open?
No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.