1993 Dodge Colt: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1993 Dodge Colt. The newest campaign is 97V063002. NHTSA received the report on 12 May 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Latches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch. NHTSA has 106 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name 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, 97V063002, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the door latch switch with a switch that utilizes reduced lubricating grease, improved contact surface, and a different rubber isolation boot.
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. 70,000 units in total.
97V063002Received . 46,000 units.
Latches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Excess lubrication can cause the rubber door latch switch cover to deform, and the door latch switch to malfunction, so that the shoulder belt anchorage would remain at the a-pillar when the door was closed.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the door latch switch with a switch that utilizes reduced lubricating grease, improved contact surface, and a different rubber isolation boot.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
97V073002Received . 24,000 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The guide rail on the driver's side contains a covered cable and also an angled belt guide at the top end of the webbing. The combination of these factors can lead, over time, to the cable's movement exerting abrading force to the lower edges of the cable's chamber, sufficient to cause the cable to drop out of the chamber with the shoulder belt anchorage becoming stuck.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a new replacement guide rail that incorporates a double lip dust seal and an anodic oxide coating.
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
106 complaints, 120 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1993 Dodge Colt
- All 1993 vehicles
| Component | 1993 Colt | All 1993 vehicles | Colt, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Belts | 841.7 | 56.5 | 660.6 | 101 |
| Power Train | 41.7 | 85.5 | 48.9 | 5 |
| Seats | 33.3 | 22.9 | 21.4 | 4 |
| Structure | 25 | 44.2 | 15.3 | 3 |
| Visibility | 16.7 | 47.8 | 21.4 | 2 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 16.7 | 142.9 | 61.2 | 2 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 8.3 | 188.7 | 24.5 | 1 |
| Electrical System | 8.3 | 80.6 | 30.6 | 1 |
| Steering | 8.3 | 33.9 | 15.3 | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 3
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 3
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 15 May 2006
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP03002 | Defect petition | STEERING COLUMN SEPARATION | Steering / Column | 7 May 2003 | 22 Jul 2003 | |
| EA96014 | Engineering analysis | AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILURE | Seat Belts | 28 Jun 1996 | 12 Jun 1997 | 97V063002 |
| PE96007 | Preliminary evaluation | AUTO SHOULDER BELT FAILURE | Seat Belts | 19 Jan 1996 | 28 Jun 1996 |
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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1993 Dodge ColtThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1993 Dodge Colt: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/dodge/colt/1993/. 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
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1993 Dodge Colt?
- 70,000 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 1993 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1993 Dodge Colt name most often?
- Seat Belts: 101 of 120 component mentions, or 841.7 per 1,000. For all 1993 vehicles the figure is 56.5 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1993 Dodge Colt open?
- No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.