Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1988 Dodge Daytona

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
11
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
4
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

11 filed
1
Crashes
2
Fires
1
Injuries reported
1
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
    2
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT Underhood
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    2
  • STEERING:RACK AND Pinion
    2
  • Exterior LIGHTING:TAIL Lights
    1
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
    1
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    1
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
    1

Recalls

1 campaign
08E033000·SUSPENSION2008-04-14

FEDERAL MOGUL IS RECALLING 6,903 AFTERMARKET BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES SHIPPED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 9, 2007 AND MARCH 26, 2008, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS. THE PART NUMBERS PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS ARE: K7147, K7329, K8683, AND 104353. THESE PARTS WERE MADE FOR USE ON THE VARIOUS VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE.

RiskTHE NUTS INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGING FOR THESE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES ARE MISSING THE INTENDED PREVAILING TORQUE (SELF-LOCKING) FEATURE. IF THE INCORRECT NUT WAS TO BECOME LOOSE, THE JOINING MEMBERS MAY LOOSEN LEADING TO A SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixFEDERAL MOGUL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 22, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FEDERAL MOGUL AT 877-489-6659.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
PE89016·EXTERIOR LIGHTING1988-11-29 → 1989-02-21

HORN FAILURE

PE88108·STRUCTURE1988-09-22 → 1989-01-06

TRUNK FIRE

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