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Van American Malibu Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 1 model year of the Van American Malibu (1989).

2
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
1989
year with most recalls

Pick your Van American Malibu model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1989 Van American Malibu20

All Van American Malibu recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Van American Malibu, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Mounting (fuel system)

    NHTSA 90V174000 Reported 46 vehicles potentially affected VAN AMERICAN, INC.

    External mounts, on which liquid propane gas tanks are fastened, could fail.

    Remedy: Repair tank mounting to prevent failure and install heat shield, as necessary.

    Model years: 1989

  2. Furnace (equipment)

    NHTSA 89V098000 Reported 141 vehicles potentially affected VAN AMERICAN, INC.

    A secondary heat shield collar may have been omitted from the furnace exhaust tube.

    Remedy: Install a heat shield.

    Model years: 1989

Other Van American 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.