NHTSA recall 86V028000
Electrical system › Wiring › Interior/under dash
Chrysler Lebaron and 2 more
Reported Feb 19, 19867,600 vehicles affectedCHRYSLER CORPORATIONBuilt Aug 1, 1985 – Jan 1, 1986
The defect
A resistor in the electronic panel cluster may be subjected to an electrical current overload due to failure of a switching transistor. consequence of defect: the overheated resistor could ignite and start an instrument panel fire.
The remedy
Modify instrument panel cluster by replacing the resistor with a fused resistor that will not ignite if overloaded.