1998 Plymouth Neon: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1998 Plymouth Neon. The campaign is 99V001000. NHTSA received the report on 7 Jan 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Structure / Body. NHTSA has 167 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 99V001000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the vehicles for any missing welds, and will have structural rivets installed in place of the missing welds.
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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Since the last update
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 3,683 units in total.
99V001000Received . 3,683 units.
Structure / Body
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The rear suspension crossmember may be missing spot welds.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition can result in structural cracks in the body, and reduced crash protection in the event of a rear impact.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the vehicles for any missing welds, and will have structural rivets installed in place of the missing welds.
Report filed by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 796. 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
167 complaints, 237 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.
- 1998 Plymouth Neon
- All 1998 vehicles
| Component | 1998 Neon | All 1998 vehicles | Neon, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 430.4 | 123.7 | 308.5 | 102 |
| Air Bags | 80.2 | 50.6 | 83.8 | 19 |
| Suspension | 75.9 | 82.6 | 29.3 | 18 |
| Power Train | 59.1 | 90.4 | 56.5 | 14 |
| Structure | 54.9 | 45.8 | 37.2 | 13 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 50.6 | 106.9 | 113.1 | 12 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 38 | 43.2 | 30.3 | 9 |
| Electrical System | 33.8 | 82.5 | 84.3 | 8 |
| Visibility | 33.8 | 56.1 | 25.3 | 8 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 29.5 | 36.2 | 26.8 | 7 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 20
- Complaints that report a fire
- 4
- Injuries in the complaints
- 18
- Deaths in the complaints
- 1
- Date of the newest complaint
- 22 Oct 2013
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 1998 Plymouth NeonThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1998 Plymouth Neon: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/plymouth/neon/1998/. 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
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1998 Plymouth Neon?
- 3,683 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 1998 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1998 Plymouth Neon name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 102 of 237 component mentions, or 430.4 per 1,000. For all 1998 vehicles the figure is 123.7 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Plymouth Neon open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.