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Van American Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1987–1989

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 Van American model year it names.
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Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one Van American 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.
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Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
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3 model years

Overview

Our database holds no NHTSA owner-reported complaints for Van American. Our database also holds 2 safety recall campaigns and 1 NHTSA investigation covering at least one Van American model year.

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

Van American models

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

Van American models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
American1987–198802
Malibu198902
Newport198902

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 Van American 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
90V1740003 Van American models

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTINGEXTERNAL MOUNTS, ON WHICH LIQUID PROPANE GAS TANKS ARE FASTENED, COULD FAIL.

89V0980003 Van American models

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:FURNACEA SECONDARY HEAT SHIELD COLLAR MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED FROM THE FURNACE EXHAUST TUBE.

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Every year with at least one publishable Van American model year

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