1990 Dodge Shadow: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1990 Dodge Shadow. The campaign is 89V237000. NHTSA received the report on 27 Dec 1989. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine. NHTSA has 40 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 89V237000, in the NHTSA record
Replace gasket cover with revised cover, and rtv sealant will be applied in place of a gasket.
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. 634,000 units in total.
89V237000Received . 634,000 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The engine valve cover gasket may dislocate and allow an engine oil leak at the gasket.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The leakage of oil in the engine compartment could causea fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace gasket cover with revised cover, and rtv sealant will be applied in place of a gasket.
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
40 complaints, 50 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.
- 1990 Dodge Shadow
- All 1990 vehicles
| Component | 1990 Shadow | All 1990 vehicles | Shadow, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 300 | 27.1 | 112.6 | 15 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 200 | 105.8 | 121 | 10 |
| Electrical System | 80 | 99.6 | 85.7 | 4 |
| Exterior Lighting | 80 | 17.7 | 26.9 | 4 |
| Power Train | 80 | 86.1 | 99.2 | 4 |
| Suspension | 60 | 28.1 | 53.8 | 3 |
| Steering | 60 | 40.2 | 48.7 | 3 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 40 | 43.6 | 33.6 | 2 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 20 | 161.5 | 48.7 | 1 |
| Seats | 20 | 22.1 | 110.9 | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 13
- Complaints that report a fire
- 5
- Injuries in the complaints
- 10
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 16 Nov 2003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA93009 | Engineering analysis | STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION | Steering | 21 Apr 1993 | 22 Jul 1994 |
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 1990 Dodge ShadowThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1990 Dodge Shadow: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/dodge/shadow/1990/. 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
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 1990 Dodge Shadow?
- 634,000 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 Shadow have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the Dodge Shadow, model years 1985 to 1999. 1 of them names the 1990 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1990 Dodge Shadow name most often?
- Air Bags: 15 of 50 component mentions, or 300 per 1,000. For all 1990 vehicles the figure is 27.1 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1990 Dodge Shadow open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.