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1985 Executive DIPLOMAT: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

0 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

Not available median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1985 model year. Data snapshot: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

No owner complaints are recorded for this selection. A complaint can name multiple components.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

No usable records for this chart.

Component breakdown data
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Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
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25,000 to 49,999
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50,000 to 74,999
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75,000 to 99,999
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100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

No usable failure mileage is recorded. 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

No usable records for this chart.

Complaints over time data
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No records.

Pattern summary

There is not enough complaint evidence to summarize patterns.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Recall history

3 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

85V038000 · Structure:Body

Reported: 1985-04-03 (April 3, 1985)

CARBON MONOXIDE PRODUCED BY THE AUXILIARY POWER GENERATOR, WHEN USED FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME MAY ENTER THE MOTORHOME INTERIOR. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: OCCUPANTS ARE SUBJECT TO CARBON MONOXIDE CONTAMINATION AND MAY SUFFER HEADACHES OR DROWSINESS. TO AVOID THIS, THE AUXILIARY GENERATOR SHOULD NOT BE USED IN EXCESS OF FOUR (4) HOURS PRIOR TO REPAIR.

Remedy: RESEAL AREAS BENEATH THE MOTORHOME WHERE LEAKAGE IS OCCURRING.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
85V094000 · Steering:Linkages

Reported: 1985-07-23 (July 23, 1985)

NUT SAFETY CLIP SECURING STEERING WHEEL WAS OMITTED AFTER REPLACEMENT LEATHER STEERING WHEEL WAS INSTALLED. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: STEERING WHEEL SECURING NUT MAY LOOSEN AND ALLOW THE WHEEL TO BE PULLED OFF THE STEERING COLUMN RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy: PROPERLY INSTALL STEERING WHEEL NUT SECURING CLIP.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
85V097000 · Electrical System:Wiring:Fuses And Circuit Breakers

Reported: 1985-07-30 (July 30, 1985)

THE STEP CONTROL SWITCH HAS A 30 AMPERE CIRCUIT BREAKER INSTEAD OF THE 10 AMPERE BREAKER REQUIRED. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF A SHORT OCCURRED IN THE WIRING SYSTEM TO THE STEP, THE ON/OFF SWITCH COULD MELT AND THE HEAT GENERATED COULD IGNITE SURROUNDING MATERIAL CAUSING A FIRE.

Remedy: INSTALL PROPER 10 AMPERE CIRCUIT BREAKER.

NHTSA campaign record ↗