Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1992 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.

2
Open recalls
17
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
38
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

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

Consumer complaints

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

What people complain about

  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    2
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
    1
  • Suspension
    1
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
    1
  • STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
    1
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    1
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND Attachments
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
93V114000·STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS1993-07-12

THE WELDING ATTACHMENTS OF THE FRONT FRAME RAILS TO THE FLOOR PAN SHEET METAL MAY NOT BE PROPERLY WELDED.

RiskTHE IMPROPERLY WELDED AREAS COULD CAUSE BODY PANELFLEXING AND SHEET METAL CRACKING, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE,COMPROMISING THE VEHICLE IMPACT PROTECTION CAPABILITY. THIS COULD INCREASE THELIKELIHOOD OF INJURY TO OCCUPANTS IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A COLLISIONACCIDENT.

FixSECURE THE FLOOR PAN TO THE FRONT FRAME RAILS BY BOLTING BOTH FRAME RAILS TO THE FLOOR PAN.

92V015000·STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR1992-02-14

THE ZINC PLATING OPERATION PERFORMED ON THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT COUPLING BOLT CAUSED HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT AND BREAKAGE OF THE BOLT.

RiskFRACTURES OF THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT COUPLINGBOLT RESULT IN A LACK OF COUPLING LOAD ON THE SHAFT AND LOSS OF STEERINGCONTROL.

FixREPLACE THE ZINC PLATED BOLT WITH A PHOSPHATE PLATED BOLT.

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