Factory specifications, fluid capacities, torque values, EPA fuel economy and the federal safety record for the 1976 Volare.
The 1976 Plymouth Volare carries a reliability record defined by eight recalls standing against a single documented owner complaint concentrated in suspension and fuel system, gasoline areas. This disparity places the model year in a reliability context where formal manufacturer campaigns vastly outnumber registered ownership grievances, weighting its profile toward factory-acknowledged corrections rather than user-documented failures. For researchers, this creates a distinct signature dominated by recall activity against minimal complaint volume, indicating a production cycle characterized primarily by manufacturer-initiated interventions.
Owner-reported issues, recalls, investigations and service bulletins on record with NHTSA — an unfiltered look at what owners actually experience.
Owner complaints about the 1976 Plymouth Volare dominate in one area — the suspension,fuel system, gasoline, 1 of 1 reports (100%), well ahead of the next concern. None of this vehicle's 8 recall campaigns target the suspension,fuel system, gasoline, so those reports read as owner-reported wear-and-tear rather than an acknowledged defect. 0 of the reports describe a crash and 0 a fire — a small share of the total, but worth weighing against the suspension,fuel system, gasoline pattern above. These are tallies of what owners actually reported to the federal government, not an editorial score — and higher-selling models naturally rack up more reports.
All 1 complaints on record, top 1 components.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint database.
Showing 2 of 8 campaigns on record for this vehicle.
ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE CARBURETOR ACCELERATOR PUMP SEAL CAN BECOME DISTORTED DUE TO CONTACT WITH CERTAIN TYPES OF GASOLINE. NORMALLY, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE ACCELERATOR PUMP IS ACTIVATED TO… Remedy: THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE CARBURETOR ACCELERATOR PUMP SEAL WITH A NEW SEAL HAVING IMPROVED DISTORTION RESISTANCE AND WILL ENSURE PROPER ADJUSTMENT. THIS WILL BE DONE FREE OF…
ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE HOOD SECONDARY CATCH SYSTEM MAY BE MISALIGNED WHICH MAY CAUSE THE SECONDARY CATCH TO MALFUNCTION. CONSEQUENTLY, THE HOOD MAY NOT BE SECURELY LATCHED. Remedy: DEALER WILL ADJUST THE CATCH SYSTEM TO FULLY SECURE THE HOOD, WITHOUT CHARGE.
The most common OBD-II codes for this vehicle's emissions system. These are standardized SAE J2012 definitions, not vehicle-specific fault reports.
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NHTSA lists 8 recall campaign(s) for this model year. Check your specific vehicle by VIN.