Recall Register

1978 Plymouth Trailduster: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1978 Plymouth Trailduster. The newest campaign is 78V038000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Feb 1978. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar. NHTSA has no complaint on file for 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, 78V038000, in the NHTSA record

The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, install a replacement shaft coupling.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 9,600 units in total.

  1. 78V038000Received . 9,000 units.

    Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    An intermediate steering shaft containing a mismatched pot coupling assembly may have been installed on the involved vehicles. This coupling may have an oversized serration diameter. An oversized serration could prevent the coupling from adequately tightening onto the gear or shaft splines.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, install a replacement shaft coupling.

    Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 77V176000Received . 600 units.

    Steering / Column

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The steering columns on the involved vehicles may have been misassembled, resulting in the master serration for steering wheel indexing being mislocated by 180 degrees. The tie rod may have been adjusted in attempting to overcome this condition and this may have caused insufficient tie rod thread engagement to the sleeve attachment.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will replace the lower steering shaft assembly with a correctly indexed assembly which will locate the steering wheel in the correct position. Tie rod assembly will also be inspected and adjusted to ensure proper thread engagement.

    Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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. 19741
  2. 19782

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1978 Plymouth Trailduster: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/plymouth/trailduster/1978/. 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

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1978 Plymouth Trailduster?
9,600 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Plymouth Trailduster have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Plymouth Trailduster, model years 1974 to 1978. 2 of them name the 1978 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1978 Plymouth Trailduster open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.