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Hercules Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1974–1994

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received. This total counts a complaint once for each Hercules model year it names.
0
Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one Hercules model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
2
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
0
Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
3
7 model years

Overview

Our database holds no NHTSA owner-reported complaints for Hercules. Our database also holds 2 safety recall campaigns covering at least one Hercules model year.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Hercules models

Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality

Hercules models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
Dkw1974–197601
Impco1991–199401
P11974–197601

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.

Recently issued recalls

The 2 newest campaigns covering a Hercules vehicle in our database

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
94E020000Impco

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLTHE ENGINE THROTTLE PLATE SHAFT CAN BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE THROTTLE LEVER ASSEMBLY. THE HEX HEAD LOCKING SCREW BETWEEN THE THROTTLE STOP ASSEMBLY AND THE THROTTLE SHAFT CAN LOOSEN. ALSO, THE HEX HEAD PINCH BOLT BETWEEN THE THROTTLE LEVER AND THE THROTTLE PLATE SHAFT CAN LOOSEN. THE THROTTLE RETURN SPRING CONTROLS THE THROTTLE PLATE POSITION THROUGH THE THROTTLE LEVER. IF EITHER SCREW LOOSENS, THE THROTTLE RETURN SPRINGS NO LONGER CONTROL THE THROTTLE PLATE POSITION.

77V030000Dkw, P1

EXTERIOR LIGHTINGTHE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH HEADLIGHTS THAT FAIL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT". ALSO, THE TAIL, STOP AND LICENSE PLATE ASSEMBLY WAS NOT INSTALLED AND RED AND YELLOW SIDE REFLECTORS WERE OMITTED.

Browse by model year

Every year with at least one publishable Hercules model year

Data sources