Vehicle profile
1988 Dodge Diplomat
SE · Midsize Cars
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 140 hp
- Cylinders
- 8-cyl
- Displacement
- 5.2L
- Fuel
- Premium gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 3-spd
- Drive
- RWD
- Body class
- Midsize Cars
- Doors
- 4
Federal recall campaigns
2 federal recall campaigns.
How this compares
- Most-affected system
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 1 of 2 (50%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 1988 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
87V164000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOODENGINE COMPARTMENT WIRING HARNESS FUSIBLE LINK WIRES MAY BE TRAPPED UNDER THE SPEED CONTROL SERVO BRACKET.
Consequence: TRAPPED WIRES MAY EVENTUALLY CAUSE A HIGH RESISTANCEELECTRICAL SHORT THAT CAN RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
Remedy: FREE ANY TRAPPED WIRING; THEN SECURE WIRING WITH A TIE STRAP TO KEEP AWAY FROM SPEED CONTROL BRACKET.
22/10/1987
91V051000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BARTHE STEERING WHEEL MAY CRACK AT ITS MOUNTING HUB WELD ATTACHMENT BECAUSE OF FATIGUE LOADING AND EVENTUALLY SEPARATE FROM THE HUB.
Consequence: SEPARATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL FROM ITS MOUNTING HUBRESULTS IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUTWARNING.
Remedy: REPLACE STEERING WHEELS WITH REVISED WHEEL WITH ARC WELDS ADDED AT THE WHEEL STAMPING-TO-HUB ATTACHMENT.
08/04/1991
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{
"id": "quvo8hlfo5m2bvo",
"year": 1988,
"make": "Dodge",
"model": "Diplomat",
"trim": "Diplomat",
"submodel": "SE",
"horsepower": 140,
"cylinders": 8,
"displacement_l": 5.2,
"transmission": "Automatic 3-spd",
"drive_type": "RWD",
"fuel_type": "Premium gasoline",
"body_class": "Midsize Cars",
"image_url": "https://vehicle.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com/vehicles/1988/Dodge/Diplomat/1988_Dodge_Diplomat_SE_62044819_00001_.png",
"image_type": "illustration",
"recall_count": 2
}Compare
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