1986 Plymouth Voyager: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1986 Plymouth Voyager. The campaign is 86V010000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Jan 1986. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats. NHTSA has 53 complaints on file for this model year. 8 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of campaign 86V010000, in the NHTSA record

Replace incorrect seat risers.

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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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 30 Sep 2026. Recall file through 30 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 275 units in total.

86V010000Received 23 Jan 1986. 275 units.
Seats
Defect, in the NHTSA record
First rear seats were installed with an incorrect left side seat riser which causes failure to comply with the seat and seat belt loading requirements of FMVSS 207, seating systems. Consequence of defect: if an accident occurred, the seats may become detached, causing serious injuries to its occupants.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace incorrect seat risers.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 24 Jan 1986.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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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

53 complaints, 80 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.

1986 Plymouth Voyager
All 1986 vehicles

1986 Plymouth Voyager: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	1986 Voyager	All 1986 vehicles	Voyager, all years	Mentions
Latches/Locks/Linkages	112.5	14.3	48.8	9
Structure	112.5	60.8	80.2	9
Seats	112.5	25.4	24.5	9
Engine and Engine Cooling	100	138.3	115.2	8
Fuel System, Gasoline	75	92.1	38.6	6
Electrical System	75	147.2	66.4	6
Power Train	75	57.7	114.3	6
Vehicle Speed Control	62.5	40.3	29.9	5
Seat Belts	50	121.5	79.3	4
Steering	50	48	43.1	4

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

Complaints that report a crash: 8
Complaints that report a fire: 4
Injuries in the complaints: 11
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 11 Apr 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 1986 Plymouth Voyager, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 32 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1986 Plymouth Voyager
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed
EA94005	Engineering analysis	LIFTGATE LATCHES	Structure	31 Jan 1994	25 Oct 1995
EA91010	Engineering analysis	TRANS PARK SYSTEM FAILURE	Power Train	10 Dec 1990	31 Dec 1991
EA90030	Engineering analysis	SPARE TIRE CARRIER FAILS	Equipment	31 May 1990	24 Sep 1990
PE90079	Preliminary evaluation	REAR SEAT STRUCTURE FAILS	Visibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System	7 May 1990	2 Oct 1990
EA90011	Engineering analysis	UNDERDASH FIRES	Exterior Lighting	23 Feb 1990	28 Feb 1991
PE90030	Preliminary evaluation	SPARE TIRE CARRIER FAILURE	Equipment	9 Jan 1990	31 May 1990
PE89170	Preliminary evaluation	UNDERDASH FIRES	Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Gasoline	26 Sep 1989	23 Feb 1990
PE88095	Preliminary evaluation	BROKEN DRIVERS SEAT	Seats	22 Aug 1988	15 Feb 1989

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 1986 Plymouth VoyagerThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1986 Plymouth Voyager: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/plymouth/voyager/1986/. 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 1986 Plymouth Voyager?: 275 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 Voyager have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 41 recall campaigns for the Plymouth Voyager, model years 1978 to 2000. 1 of them names the 1986 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1986 Plymouth Voyager name most often?: Latches/Locks/Linkages: 9 of 80 component mentions, or 112.5 per 1,000. For all 1986 vehicles the figure is 14.3 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1986 Plymouth Voyager open?: No. Each of the 8 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.