1992 Dodge Shadow: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1992 Dodge Shadow. The newest campaign is 99V212000. NHTSA received the report on 6 Aug 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner. NHTSA has 73 complaints on file for this model year. 6 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, 99V212000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the lower seat back attaching bolt on the driver's seat with a higher strength bolt that includes a self locking nylon patch.

NHTSA VIN lookup

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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 15 May 2019. Recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 1,070,283 units in total.

99V2120006 Aug 1999Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner
97V07800010 May 1997Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner
96V22900018 Nov 1996Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
92V01500014 Feb 1992Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

99V212000Received 6 Aug 1999. 227,283 units.
Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The lower seat back attaching bolt on the driver seat can fail and separate.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the bolt fails while the vehicle is being driven, the driver could lose control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the lower seat back attaching bolt on the driver's seat with a higher strength bolt that includes a self locking nylon patch.
Report filed by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 729. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 23 Aug 1999.
97V078000Received 10 May 1997. 148,000 units.
Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The lower seat back attaching bolt on the driver's seat can fail and separate.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the bolt fails while the vehicle is being driven, the driver could lose control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the lower seat back attaching bolt on the driver's seat with a higher strength bolt that includes a self locking nylon patch.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 30 Jun 1997.
96V229000Received 18 Nov 1996. 675,000 units.
Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The steering wheel armature stamping can crack and separate from the center hub attachment to the steering column.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the steering wheel separates from the center hub attachment to the steering column, loss of control can occur increasing the risk of an accident.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the steering wheel for armature cracks in the center hub attachment area. Any steering wheels showing cracks will be replaced. All other vehicles will have a reinforcement plate installed to prevent steering wheel separation in the event cracking occurs.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 27 Dec 1996.
92V015000Received 14 Feb 1992. 20,000 units.
Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The zinc plating operation performed on the upper steering column shaft coupling bolt caused hydrogen embrittlement and breakage of the bolt.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Fractures of the upper steering column shaft couplingbolt result in a lack of coupling load on the shaft and loss of steeringcontrol.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace the zinc plated bolt with a phosphate plated bolt.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION.

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Complaints by component

73 complaints, 81 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.

1992 Dodge Shadow
All 1992 vehicles

1992 Dodge Shadow: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	1992 Shadow	All 1992 vehicles	Shadow, all years	Mentions
Seats	246.9	20.5	113.7	20
Air Bags	148.1	33	112	12
Electrical System	98.8	89.3	87	8
Power Train	74.1	106.3	98.7	6
Structure	74.1	62.3	65.2	6
Engine and Engine Cooling	61.7	115.2	120.4	5
Suspension	61.7	33.2	53.5	5
Steering	49.4	35.9	48.5	4
Equipment	24.7	17.8	23.4	2
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	24.7	181	48.5	2

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.

Complaints that report a crash: 14
Complaints that report a fire: 3
Injuries in the complaints: 9
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 9 Mar 2015

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.

Complaints about the 1992 Dodge Shadow, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 21 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1992 Dodge Shadow
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
PE96036	Preliminary evaluation	THROTTLE WILL NOT RETURN TO THE POSITION	Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages	14 May 1996	31 Oct 1996
PE96008	Preliminary evaluation	SAFETY BLT LATCH OPERATION	Seat Belts	25 Jan 1996	28 Jun 1996
EA95029	Engineering analysis	STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION	Steering	26 Sep 1995	13 Nov 1996	96V229000
EA95017	Engineering analysis	SEAT BACK BOLT FAILURE	Seats	31 May 1995	19 May 1997	97V078000
PE95002	Preliminary evaluation	SEAT BACK FAILURE	Seats	13 Jan 1995	31 May 1995
PE94069	Preliminary evaluation	INTERIOR FIRES	Unknown or Other	14 Sep 1994	31 Jan 1995

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.

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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 1992 Dodge ShadowThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1992 Dodge Shadow: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/dodge/shadow/1992/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 15 May 2019
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1992 Dodge Shadow?: 1,070,283 units in 4 campaigns. 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. 4 of them name the 1992 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1992 Dodge Shadow name most often?: Seats: 20 of 81 component mentions, or 246.9 per 1,000. For all 1992 vehicles the figure is 20.5 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1992 Dodge Shadow open?: No. Each of the 6 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.