Model year record
5 recall campaigns on file for this model year. 123 owner complaints on file.
THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD EXPERIENCE AN INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT.
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING, SMOKE, AND POSSIBLY FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA OF THE VEHICLE.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIMOUSINES BUILT BY EMPIRE COACH. VEHICLE ALTERERS LABEL MAY BE MISSING OR INCOMPLETE.
VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH PART 567.
ADD COMPLIANCE LABEL.
SAFETY BELTS (TYPE 1 LAP BELTS) FOR REAR FACING SEATS WERE NOT INSTALLED.
LACK OF RESTRAINTS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO OTHERWISE PREVENTABLE INJURY AND WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 209 AND 210.
INSTALL SAFETY BELTS FOR REAR FACING SEATS.
SPRING LOCK FUEL LINE COUPLING MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ENGAGED.
COUPLING COULD DISENGAGE DUE TO FUEL PRESSURE,VIBRATION, AND ENGINE MOVEMENTS; THIS WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF FUEL WHICH, INPRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CREATES A FIRE RISK.
INSTALL RETAINER CLIPS OVER THE COUPLINGS TO PREVENT COUPLING SEPARATION AND FUEL LEAKAGE.
FUEL RAILS MAY BE BENT SO THAT NO. 5 INJECTOR CUPS ARE OUT OF DESIGN POSITION.
BENT FUEL RAIL COULD CAUSE A FUEL LEAK, WHICH INPRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE FIRE.
REPLACE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLIES AS NECESSARY.
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical system: ignition: switch | 22 | — |
| Vehicle speed control | 14 | 85,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 9 | 85,000 mi |
| Electrical system: ignition | 6 | 160,000 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring: front underhood | 5 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 4 | — |
| Seat belts: front: buckle assembly | 4 | — |
| Tires: tread/belt | 4 | — |
| Electrical system | 3 | 60,000 mi |
| Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator | 3 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash | 3 | 160,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 3 | — |
| Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery | 2 | 112,000 mi |
| Engine | 2 | 60,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2 | 145,700 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly | 2 | — |
| Seat belts | 2 | 115,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 2 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 2 | — |
| Wheels | 2 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: catalytic convertor | 1 | — |
| Equipment: electrical | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: headlights | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: headlights: switch | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: injectors | 1 | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 1 | — |
| Power train | 1 | 45,000 mi |
| Seat belts: front: anchorage | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: rear/other | 1 | — |
| Seats: front assembly: recliner | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder | 1 | — |
| Steering: steering wheel/handle bar | 1 | — |
| Steering: column locking: anti-theft device | 1 | — |
| Structure: body | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: door: hinge and attachments | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: hood | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: hood: hinge and attachments | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint | 1 | — |
| Tires: sidewall | 1 | — |
| Unknown or other | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: linkages | 1 | — |
| Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: rear window | 1 | — |
| Visibility: power window devices and controls | 1 | — |
| Visibility: windshield | 1 | — |
The 1987 model has 3 times as many complaints as this one. The 1989 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.