The 1990 Plymouth Acclaim has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 634,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 70 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
THE ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET MAY DISLOCATE AND ALLOW AN ENGINE OIL LEAK AT THE GASKET.
THE LEAKAGE OF OIL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD CAUSEA FIRE.
REPLACE GASKET COVER WITH REVISED COVER, AND RTV SEALANT WILL BE APPLIED IN PLACE OF A GASKET.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Both the drivers and the passengers front seat belts did not work correctly, if I repeadely inserted the clasp in and out, eventually they would click, but then later they would release, when I was in a very bad car accident july 13 2017, both the driver of my vehicle and I both had our seatbelts…”
“July 2017 I was a passenger in my own vehicle and me and my driver were both wearing the seatbelts, that at impact released and he was ejected out of the door that had opened on impact and in the spin in the air was ejected out of the car, I hit my head on the dash, both seatbelts were faulty, it…”
“July 2017 I was hit by a drunk driver of which I was a passenger in my vehicle upon impact my seatbelts automatically released and my airbags did not deploy causing my driver to be ejected from the vehicle and for me to hit my head on my dash and then be smashed into my windshield then finally…”
“July 2017 I was hit by a drunk driver of which I was a passenger in my vehicle upon impact my seatbelts automatically released and my airbags did not deploy causing my driver to be ejected from the vehicle and for me to hit my head on my dash and then be smashed into my windshield then finally…”
“Consumer complaint concerning the power door locks and the driver side door window problems. *ts the consumer was told the motor had failed. *jb”
“Consumer complaint concerning the power door locks and the driver side door window problems. *ts the consumer was told the motor had failed. *jb”
“On march 16, 2004, while driving 40 mph on icy pavement, the consumer tried to avoid a collision with another vehicle. The consumer ran into a tree instead. Upon impact, no air bag deployed and the vehicle was totaled. *jb”
“While driving at normal speed head gasket blewout. Dealer notified. Consumer stated vehicle was without warranty. *ak”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1990 Plymouth Acclaim as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.