PLYMOUTH RELIANT PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

PLYMOUTH RELIANT PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of PLYMOUTH RELIANT recalls and defective parts found on PLYMOUTH RELIANT automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the PLYMOUTH RELIANT manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For PLYMOUTH RELIANT

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1989 PLYMOUTH RELIANT ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Recall
1989 PLYMOUTH RELIANT	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Units affected: 634000	CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1989-12-27
Summary: THE ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET MAY DISLOCATE AND ALLOW AN ENGINE OIL LEAK AT THE GASKET.
1981-1983 PLYMOUTH RELIANT SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM Recall
1981-1983 PLYMOUTH RELIANT	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM Units affected: 500000	CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1989-03-29
Summary: FRONT SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER MAY CORRODE AND FAIL AT LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR PIVOT MOUNTS IF OPERATED WHERE SALT IS USED TO AID IN SNOW REMOVAL.
1986 PLYMOUTH RELIANT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY Recall
1986 PLYMOUTH RELIANT	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY Units affected: 32149	CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1986-04-10
Summary: BATTERY CAP VENTS MAY BE PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY BLOCKED WITH PLASTIC FLASHING. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: A BUILD UP OF INTERNAL GAS PRESSURE COULD OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT IN CASE RUPTURE, PARTICULARLY DURING POST CHARGING. SHOULD A PERSON BE IN THE VICINITY OF THE BATTERY WHEN THE CASE RUPTURES, THEY MAY BE INJURED BY THE RELEASED GASES AND/OR ACID.
1984-1985 PLYMOUTH RELIANT FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
1984-1985 PLYMOUTH RELIANT	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 340000	CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1984-11-21
Summary: THE POTENTIAL FOR FUEL LEAKAGE EXISTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT THE FUEL RESERVOIR SEAM AND ITS HOSE CONNECTIONS. THE FUEL RESERVOIR IS A SILVER COLORED CAN MOUNTED TO THE AIR CLEANER.
1983 PLYMOUTH RELIANT SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
1983 PLYMOUTH RELIANT	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 3785	CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1983-06-06
Summary: LOCATION OF HYDRAULIC BRAKE TUBE TO BOTH REAR WHEELS CAUSES INTERFERENCE AND CHAFING BETWEEN THE TUBES AND REAR SUSPENSION TRAILING ARM PIVOT BRACKETS.
1983 PLYMOUTH RELIANT SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
1983 PLYMOUTH RELIANT	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 50000	CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1982-12-09
Summary: HYDRAULIC BRAKE TUBING ROUTED TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BRAKE SYSTEM MAY HAVE BEEN BENT OUT OF SHAPE DURING ASSEMBLY AND COULD CHAFE AGAINST THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HANGER BOLT.
1983 PLYMOUTH RELIANT SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
1983 PLYMOUTH RELIANT	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 1236	CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1982-09-09
Summary: ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, IMPROPER ROUTING OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE TUBE COULD CAUSE IT TO CHAFE AGAINST THE PARK BRAKE CABLES. EVENTUALLY, THE BRAKE TUBE MAY FAIL AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE MAY OCCUR.
1982 PLYMOUTH RELIANT SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID Recall
1982 PLYMOUTH RELIANT	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID Units affected: 69	CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1982-06-15
Summary: THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM BAY BE EQUIPPED WITH BRAKE FLUID CONTAINING AN EXCESS OF WATER.
1982 PLYMOUTH RELIANT SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT Recall
1982 PLYMOUTH RELIANT	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT Units affected: 4000	CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1982-05-27
Summary: CLAMP BOLTS INSTALLED ON CERTAIN VEHICLES MAY CONTAIN CRACKS. EVENTUALLY THESE BOLTS MAY BREAK THROUGH, CAUSING SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLE.
1981-1982 PLYMOUTH RELIANT VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Recall
1981-1982 PLYMOUTH RELIANT	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Units affected: 150000	CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1981-09-22
Summary: THE AUTOMATIC SPEED CONTROL SWITCH MAY STICK IN THE "RESUME" POSITION RESTRICTING RETURN MOVEMENT. THIS WILL NOT ALLOW THE NORMAL BRAKE PEDAL OPERATION TO DEACTIVATE THE SYSTEM.