1997 Dodge Neon: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1997 Dodge Neon. The campaign is 97V080000. NHTSA received the report on 16 May 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive. NHTSA has 390 complaints 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 this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 97V080000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the air bag electronic control module with a newly designed module.
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
1 campaign. 125,000 units in total.
97V080000Received . 125,000 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The electrical circuit design allows the potential for an inadvertent air bag deployment upon vehicle ignition shut down.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Unexpected air bag deployment can result in occupant injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the air bag electronic control module with a newly designed module.
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
390 complaints, 553 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.
- 1997 Dodge Neon
- All 1997 vehicles
| Component | 1997 Neon | All 1997 vehicles | Neon, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 441.2 | 128.6 | 281 | 244 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 88.6 | 100.8 | 110.6 | 49 |
| Air Bags | 74.1 | 60.9 | 86.8 | 41 |
| Electrical System | 65.1 | 81.7 | 98.5 | 36 |
| Power Train | 48.8 | 87.5 | 70.4 | 27 |
| Structure | 43.4 | 40.1 | 40.2 | 24 |
| Unknown or Other | 38 | 21.4 | 30.5 | 21 |
| Seat Belts | 30.7 | 25.3 | 20.2 | 17 |
| Steering | 28.9 | 69.9 | 50.3 | 16 |
| Exterior Lighting | 21.7 | 25.4 | 37.1 | 12 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 21.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 44
- Complaints that report a fire
- 12
- Injuries in the complaints
- 28
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 1 Apr 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE02082 | Preliminary evaluation | SAFETY BELT CINCHING LATCH PLATE | Seat Belts | 6 Nov 2002 | 23 Apr 2003 |
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 1997 Dodge NeonThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1997 Dodge Neon: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/dodge/neon/1997/. 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
- 30 Sep 2026
- 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 1997 Dodge Neon?
- 125,000 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Dodge Neon have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 16 recall campaigns for the Dodge Neon, model years 1993 to 2005. 1 of them names the 1997 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Dodge Neon name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 244 of 553 component mentions, or 441.2 per 1,000. For all 1997 vehicles the figure is 128.6 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Dodge Neon open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.