Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1991 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.

4
Open recalls
13
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
34
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

13 filed
2
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Seats
    3
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
    2
  • EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR Conditioner
    1
  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD Restraint
    1
  • Tires
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    1
  • Power TRAIN:CLUTCH Assembly
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER Dash
    1

Recalls

4 campaigns
92V016000·STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR 1992-02-11

THE OWNER'S MANUAL INCORRECTLY STATES THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE IF THE DOOR IS LOCKED UNTIL THE LOCK CONTROL HANDLE HAS BEEN PULLED UP. ON THESE VEHICLES, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR CAN BE OPENED BY THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE EVEN IF THE DOOR IS LOCKED.

RiskTHE ERROR IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL MAY LEAD A FRONT SEATPASSENGER TO MISTAKENLY OPEN THE CAR DOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION,BELIEVING THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT OPEN IF THE DOOR WAS LOCKED. THISCOULD RESULT IN AN INJURY TO THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER.

FixNOTIFY THE VEHICLE OWNERS OF THE ERROR IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND INFORM THEM OF THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRONT DOOR LOCK SYSTEM.

91V078000·PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE1991-05-14

MISMATCHED PARKING BRAKE CABLE LENGTHS TO THE REAR WHEELS REDUCES BRAKING ABILITY OF ONE OF THE REAR WHEELS, IN VIOLATION OF FMVSS 105.

RiskINSUFFICIENT BRAKING ABLITY COULD RESULT IN INADVERTENTVEHICLE ROLLAWAY WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

FixREPLACE MISMATCHED PARKING BRAKE CABLE WITH ONE OF CORRECT LENGTH.

90V162000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER1990-09-04

FRONT DISC BRAKE CALIPER GUIDE PIN BOLTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY TORQUED AND COULD LOOSEN.

RiskTHIS COULD CAUSE REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS AND COULDRESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

FixPROPERLY TORQUE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER GUIDE PIN BOLTS TO 250 POUNDS.

90V169000·EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1990-09-04

INCORRECT TIRE PRESSURE PLACARD WAS INSTALLED ON CARS; DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 110.

FixINSTALL CORRECT PLACARD CONTAINING PROPER PRESSURE INFORMATION.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
PE91141·STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR 1991-10-22 → 1992-02-12

AUTO DOOR LOCK MALFUNCTION

Led to recall92V016000

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