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1989 Plymouth Colt

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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11Owner complaints

Model-year median: 7

0Recall campaigns

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2Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Seat Belts
7Engine And Engine Cooling
3Exterior Lighting
1Power Train
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 11 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Seat Belts. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Exterior Lighting. 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 reports1 fire reports1 injury reports

Seat Belts complaints

7 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jan 9, 1997
Seat Belts

LEFT REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO LATCH PRIOR TO RECALL 95V-103.003. *AK

NHTSA ODI #806142

Mileage unknown · Dec 5, 1996
Engine And Engine CoolingSeat Belts

RECALL NOTICE TO REPLACE SEAT BELTS, DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PART.

NHTSA ODI #513833

Mileage unknown · Aug 12, 1996
Seat Belts

SEAT BELT BUCKLE RECALL WORK NOT COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

NHTSA ODI #505818

Mileage unknown · Jul 18, 1996
Seat Belts

PE96-007, AUTOMATIC LAP/SHOULDER BELT FAILURE, WILL NOT RETRACT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE (OTHER VEHICLE FROM (985817). *AK

NHTSA ODI #802685

Mileage unknown · May 23, 1996
Seat BeltsInjury

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT DOES NOT RELEASE, CAUSING THE PERSON TO CHOKE. *SD

NHTSA ODI #504823

Mileage unknown · May 14, 1996
Seat Belts

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT NO LONGER RETRACTS ON THE TRACT CONSISTANTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #984433

Mileage unknown · Mar 3, 1995
Seat Belts

THE DRIVER'S LAP/SHOULDER SEAT BELT, MALE END WILL NOT LOCK INTO FEMALE END. TT

NHTSA ODI #961120

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

2

EA96014 · Automatic Shoulder Belt Failure

Opened Jun 28, 1996 · Closed Jun 12, 1997

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seat Belts

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ALLEGEDLY MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILS

Additional source detail variants (3)

Seat Belts

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ALLEGEDLY MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILS

Seat Belts

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ALLEGEDLY MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILS

Seat Belts

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ALLEGEDLY MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILS

PE96007 · Auto Shoulder Belt Failure

Opened Jan 19, 1996 · Closed Jun 28, 1996

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seat Belts

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ALLEGEDLY MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILS