The defect
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.
The remedy
REWORK BATTERIES BY PROBING BOTH VENT ORIFICES TO ELIMINATE ANY VENT OBSTRUCTION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chrysler Laser | 1986 |
| Chrysler LeBaron | 1986 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1986 |
| Chrysler Town And Country | 1986 |
| Dodge Aries | 1986 |
| Dodge Charger | 1986 |
| Dodge Daytona | 1986 |
| Dodge Diplomat | 1986 |
| Dodge Lancer | 1986 |
| Dodge Omni | 1986 |
| Plymouth Fury | 1986 |
| Plymouth Horizon | 1986 |
| Plymouth Reliant | 1986 |
| Plymouth Turismo | 1986 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysler Laser | 1986 | 2 | 2 |
| Chrysler LeBaron | 1986 | 25 | 4 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1986 | 12 | 4 |
| Chrysler Town And Country | 1986 | 3 | 1 |
| Dodge Aries | 1986 | 3 | 1 |
| Dodge Charger | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| Dodge Daytona | 1986 | 4 | 2 |
| Dodge Diplomat | 1986 | 3 | 1 |
| Dodge Lancer | 1986 | 14 | 2 |
| Dodge Omni | 1986 | 3 | 3 |
| Plymouth Fury | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Plymouth Horizon | 1986 | 1 | 2 |
| Plymouth Reliant | 1986 | 4 | 1 |
| Plymouth Turismo | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1986
13 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the electrical system; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 86V004000 7 Dec 1986 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 86V156000 24 Nov 1986 | HINO DIESEL TRUCKS(USA) |
| 86V143000 27 Oct 1986 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 86V142000 24 Oct 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V127000 10 Sept 1986 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 86V108000 8 Aug 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V061000 13 May 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V049000 28 Mar 1986 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986