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Plymouth Colt Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 138 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Plymouth Colt (1986–1994). The most-complained-about year is 1993.

4
safety recalls, all years
138
owner complaints, all years
1992
year with most recalls
1993
year with most complaints

Pick your Plymouth Colt model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1994 Plymouth Colt10
1993 Plymouth Colt371
1992 Plymouth Colt313
1991 Plymouth Colt17
1990 Plymouth Colt19
1989 Plymouth Colt011
1988 Plymouth Colt114
1987 Plymouth Colt16
1986 Plymouth Colt17

What Plymouth Colt owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 138 complaints with NHTSA. The 1993 model year has the most, with 71.

All Plymouth Colt recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Plymouth Colt, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Automatic transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 98V168003 Reported 6,198 vehicles potentially affected CHRYSLER CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: all wheel drive passenger vehicles. Lockup of the transfer case can occur due to insufficient lubrication.

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 1992, 1993, 1994

  2. Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

    NHTSA 97V063002 Reported 46,000 vehicles potentially affected CHRYSLER CORPORATION

    Excess lubrication can cause the rubber door latch switch cover to deform, and the door latch switch to malfunction, so that the shoulder belt anchorage would remain at the a-pillar when the door was closed.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the door latch switch with a switch that utilizes reduced lubricating grease, improved contact surface, and a different rubber isolation boot.

    Model years: 1992, 1993

  3. Anchorage (seat belts)

    NHTSA 97V073002 Reported 24,000 vehicles potentially affected CHRYSLER CORPORATION

    The guide rail on the driver's side contains a covered cable and also an angled belt guide at the top end of the webbing. The combination of these factors can lead, over time, to the cable's movement exerting abrading force to the lower edges of the cable's chamber, sufficient to cause the cable to drop out of the chamber with the…

    Remedy: Dealers will install a new replacement guide rail that incorporates a double lip dust seal and an anodic oxide coating.

    Model years: 1992, 1993

  4. Buckle assembly (seat belts)

    NHTSA 95V103003 Reported 920,000 vehicles potentially affected CHRYSLER CORPORATION

    The front safety belt buckle release buttons can break. These red plastic release buttons are marked "press." if a button breaks, pieces can fall into the buckle assembly causing the buckle to operate improperly.

    Remedy: Owners should promptly check the condition and operation of both front safety belt buckles and carefully inspect the red release button for any breaks or cracks. They should ensure that both buckles are operating…

    Model years: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991

Other Plymouth models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.