Recall Register

1978 Dodge Colt: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1978 Dodge Colt. The newest campaign is 83V019000. NHTSA received the report on 24 Feb 1983. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 83V019000, in the NHTSA record

Dealer will replace existing support straps with galvanized steel straps without charge.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 175,000 units in total.

  1. 83V019000Received . 160,000 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel tank support straps on some of the involved vehicles may rust if exposed to road salt used for snow and ice removal.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will replace existing support straps with galvanized steel straps without charge.

    Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 79V149000Received . 15,000 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The possibility of engine compartment fuel leakage exists due to an inadequate staking operation that may allow fuel to leak by the fuel pump diaphragm and discharge from the pump body through the pump breather hole.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace all fuel pumps at no cost to owners.

    Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1978 Dodge Colt
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE87035Preliminary evaluationSEAT BLT STALK CABLE WIRESSeat Belts1 Jul 19878 Sep 1987

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19713
  2. 19761
  3. 19772
  4. 19782
  5. 19801
  6. 19820
  7. 19840
  8. 19850
  9. 19861
  10. 19871
  11. 19881
  12. 19891
  13. 19901
  14. 19911
  15. 19922
  16. 19932
  17. 19940
  18. 19960

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1978 Dodge Colt: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/dodge/colt/1978/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
CHRYSLER CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1978 Dodge Colt?
175,000 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Dodge Colt have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the Dodge Colt, model years 1971 to 1996. 2 of them name the 1978 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1978 Dodge Colt open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.