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Dodge Diplomat

Every Dodge Diplomat model year on file, 1976 to 1989. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years74 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years131976 to 1989
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins20Summed across model years
By model year

The 1986 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 43% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

012319761978198019821985319871989
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Wheels leads the Dodge Diplomat complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Wheels
1
Electrical system
1
Tires
1
Brakes
1
Seat belts
1
Lighting
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Engine and cooling
1
Powertrain
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Dodge Diplomat model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Dodge Diplomat by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1989Not decoded0NoneNone1011
1988Sedan1100.010204
1987Sedan1100.014010
1986Sedan366.743110
1985Sedan20.040010
1984Not decoded0NoneNone010
1982Not decoded0NoneNone200
1981Not decoded0NoneNone210
1980Not decoded0NoneNone102
1979Not decoded0NoneNone002
1978Not decoded0NoneNone301
1977Not decoded0NoneNone200
1976Not decoded0NoneNone200
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Dodge Diplomat

  • 91V-051 Apr 8, 1991
    Steering wheel may crack at its mounting hub weld attachment because of fatigue loading and eventually separate from the hub
    Steering · 12k vehicles
  • 87V-164 Oct 22, 1987
    Engine compartment wiring harness fusible link wires may be trapped under the speed control servo bracket
    Electrical system · 12k vehicles
  • 86V-053 Apr 10, 1986
    Battery cap vents may be partially or completely blocked with plastic flashing
    Electrical system · 32k vehicles
  • 83V-108 Oct 26, 1983
    Excessive heat may be transferred to the vehicle floor pan in the rear seat area
    Engine and cooling · 2,400 vehicles
  • 81V-111 Sep 22, 1981
    Automatic speed control switch may stick in the "resume" position restricting return movement
    Speed control · 150k vehicles
  • 81V-055 May 5, 1981
    Engine may lose power or stall due to carburetor flooding
    Fuel system · 30k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.