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Seat beltsPart report

1987 Chrysler NEW Yorker Seat belts Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
14%of 21 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the seat belts of the 1987 Chrysler NEW Yorker, 14% of the 21 complaints for this model year. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Consumer was involved in an accident on right front corner of vehicle, and driver's side shoulder harness broke driver's neck. Vehicle was stuck 55 MPH.”

NHTSA complaint #826569, filed 1998-08

Seat belts: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
199618%
199431%
199311%
199224%
199134%
199022%
198968%
198813%
1987314%
198618%

Other parts of the 1987 Chrysler NEW Yorker

Fuel system
9 complaints
Electrical system
7 complaints
Engine cooling
6 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
2 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1987 Chrysler NEW Yorker

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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