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Van American AmericanYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Van American American.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints0—Safety recalls21987–1988 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Van American American years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the American median. Tap a year for its full report.

'87'88
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
1988Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1987Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Van American American problems

All model years combined: 0 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
2 recalls

Van American American recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Tank assembly: mounting90V-174 · 1987–1988 · Sep 26, 1990 · 46 vehicles–Lpg systems: furnace89V-098 · 1987–1988 · Jun 15, 1989 · 141 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the American

  1. LP TANK SEPARATIONPE90096 · 1988 · closed Oct 5, 1990
    Led to recall 90V-174