IllustrationREPLACEMENT TIRE ON A 1987 DODGE, VAN, R4S 225/75R16 INCH. WHILE DRIVING HEARD VIBRATION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID TREAD WAS SEPARATING.*AK
1986 Dodge Dodge Truck
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Tires. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seat Belts. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
3 reportsBOTH DEFECTIVE REAR FIRESTONE TIRES LOST THERE TREAD WHILE DRIVING, BOTH INCIDENTS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VAN (FIRESTONE FR721, 235/75R15). NLM
BOTH LEFT FRONT SEAT AND RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT BOLT IS MISSING WHERE THE FEMALE PART IS TO BE BOLTED TO THE SEAT PEDISTAL.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
1PE87013 · Loss Of Power Brk Assist
Opened Jan 6, 1987 · Closed Oct 1, 1987
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURE:CHRYSLER RECALLED, IN CANADA,67,602 1984 THROUGH 1987 PASSENGER CARS, TRUCKS, AND VANS EQUIPPED WITH THE5.2L ENGINE FOR INTERMITTENT LOSS OF THE BRAKE POWER ASSIST ON THE SECONDAPPLICATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL.THE DEFECT WAS A RESULT OF THE BRAKEBOOSTER VACUUM HOSE PORT IN THE BASE OF THE CARBURETOR BEING BLOCKED WITHFROZEN MOISTURE AFTER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGHWAY DRIVING AT LOW AMBIENTTEMPERATURES.TO PREVENT THIS DEFECT FROM OCCURRING, THE VACUUM SOURCE FORTHE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS RELOCATED FROM THE BASE OF THE CARBURETOR TO THEINTAKE MANIFOLD.IT WAS STATED THAT REPORTS OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT HAVEOCCURRED IN THE NORTHERN AREAS OF CANADA, AND THAT CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF NOSIMILAR REPORTS IN THE UNITED STATES.ANALYSIS:A REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURER'S DATA INDICATED AT LEAST 4 SIMILARU.S. VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURES CONSISTENT WITH THOSE REPORTED INTHE CANADIAN MARKET.ONE VEHICLE WAS A MANUFACTURER TEST VEHICLE.THESTATES IN WHICH THESE REPORTED FAILURES OCCURRED ARE ALASKA, WISCONSIN,AND MINNESOTA (2).PROPOSED ACTION: CLOSE THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION AND OPEN AN ENGINEERINGANALYSIS.===