1994 Dodge Shadow: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1994 Dodge Shadow. The campaign is 99V212000. NHTSA received the report on 6 Aug 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner. NHTSA has 94 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 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 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.
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 . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 227,283 units in total.
99V212000Received . 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: .
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
94 complaints, 137 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.
- 1994 Dodge Shadow
- All 1994 vehicles
| Component | 1994 Shadow | All 1994 vehicles | Shadow, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 138.7 | 111.5 | 121 | 19 |
| Air Bags | 109.5 | 56.9 | 112.6 | 15 |
| Electrical System | 102.2 | 73.1 | 85.7 | 14 |
| Power Train | 94.9 | 95.9 | 99.2 | 13 |
| Seats | 80.3 | 27.4 | 110.9 | 11 |
| Visibility | 65.7 | 72 | 26.9 | 9 |
| Structure | 58.4 | 48.2 | 65.5 | 8 |
| Suspension | 51.1 | 39.9 | 53.8 | 7 |
| Seat Belts | 51.1 | 37.1 | 55.5 | 7 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 43.8 | 41.6 | 33.6 | 6 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 20
- Complaints that report a fire
- 3
- Injuries in the complaints
- 16
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 31 May 2010
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 | |
| RQ99006 | Recall query | SEAT BACK FAILURE | Seats | 13 May 1999 | 2 Feb 2000 | 99V212000 |
| PE96008 | Preliminary evaluation | SAFETY BLT LATCH OPERATION | Seat Belts | 25 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.
Follow by RSS:Dodge recallsVehicle recalls
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 1994 Dodge ShadowThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1994 Dodge Shadow: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/dodge/shadow/1994/. 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
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER 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 1994 Dodge Shadow?
- 227,283 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 1994 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1994 Dodge Shadow name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 19 of 137 component mentions, or 138.7 per 1,000. For all 1994 vehicles the figure is 111.5 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1994 Dodge Shadow open?
- No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.