Recall Register

1997 Plymouth Neon: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1997 Plymouth 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 161 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.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 125,000 units in total.

  1. 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: .

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Complaints by component

161 complaints, 234 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 Plymouth Neon
  • All 1997 vehicles
1997 Plymouth Neon: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1997 NeonAll 1997 vehiclesNeon, all yearsMentions
Engine and Engine Cooling474.4128.6308.5111
Air Bags72.660.983.817
Power Train64.187.556.515
Service Brakes, Hydraulic51.3100.8113.112
Structure4740.137.211
Unknown or Other4721.440.211
Electrical System42.781.784.310
Suspension25.664.129.36
Steering25.669.9596
Tires21.453.98.45

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 21.

Complaints that report a crash
19
Complaints that report a fire
2
Injuries in the complaints
22
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
2 Feb 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.

Complaints about the 1997 Plymouth Neon, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2000, with 38 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1997 Plymouth Neon
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE02082Preliminary evaluationSAFETY BELT CINCHING LATCH PLATESeat Belts6 Nov 200223 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.

  1. 19940
  2. 19956
  3. 19962
  4. 19971
  5. 19981
  6. 19990
  7. 20005
  8. 20012

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1997 Plymouth Neon: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/plymouth/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 Plymouth 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 Plymouth Neon have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 14 recall campaigns for the Plymouth Neon, model years 1994 to 2001. 1 of them names the 1997 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Plymouth Neon name most often?
Engine and Engine Cooling: 111 of 234 component mentions, or 474.4 per 1,000. For all 1997 vehicles the figure is 128.6 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Plymouth Neon open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.