Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1991 Dodge Shadow

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.

5
Open recalls
89
NHTSA complaints
5
Defect investigations
25
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

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

Consumer complaints

89 filed
19
Crashes
2
Fires
18
Injuries reported
1
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
    10
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    9
  • STEERING: Steering WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
    7
  • Seats
    6
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND Pillars
    5
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    5
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    5
  • AIR Bags
    4

Recalls

5 campaigns
99V212000·SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER1999-08-06

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE LOWER SEAT BACK ATTACHING BOLT ON THE DRIVER SEAT CAN FAIL AND SEPARATE.

RiskIF THE BOLT FAILS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, THE DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOWER SEAT BACK ATTACHING BOLT ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT WITH A HIGHER STRENGTH BOLT THAT INCLUDES A SELF LOCKING NYLON PATCH.

97V078000·SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER1997-05-10

THE LOWER SEAT BACK ATTACHING BOLT ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT CAN FAIL AND SEPARATE.

RiskIF THE BOLT FAILS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, THE DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOWER SEAT BACK ATTACHING BOLT ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT WITH A HIGHER STRENGTH BOLT THAT INCLUDES A SELF LOCKING NYLON PATCH.

96V229000·STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR1996-11-18

THE STEERING WHEEL ARMATURE STAMPING CAN CRACK AND SEPARATE FROM THE CENTER HUB ATTACHMENT TO THE STEERING COLUMN.

RiskIF THE STEERING WHEEL SEPARATES FROM THE CENTER HUB ATTACHMENT TO THE STEERING COLUMN, LOSS OF CONTROL CAN OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING WHEEL FOR ARMATURE CRACKS IN THE CENTER HUB ATTACHMENT AREA. ANY STEERING WHEELS SHOWING CRACKS WILL BE REPLACED. ALL OTHER VEHICLES WILL HAVE A REINFORCEMENT PLATE INSTALLED TO PREVENT STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION IN THE EVENT CRACKING OCCURS.

90V194000·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE 1990-11-19

THE TWO AIR BAG SYSTEM FRONT IMPACT SENSORS MAY NOT BE SECURED TO THEIR MOUNTING BRACKETS.

RiskAIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IF THEFRONT IMPACT SENSORS ARE NOT ATTACHED.

FixREPAIR TO ASSURE PROPER ATTACHMENT OF FRONT IMPACT SENSORS TO BRACKETS.

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.

NHTSA investigations

5 actions
PE96036·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1996-05-14 → 1996-10-31

THROTTLE WILL NOT RETURN TO THE POSITION

PE96008·SEAT BELTS1996-01-25 → 1996-06-28

SAFETY BLT LATCH OPERATION

EA95029·STEERING1995-09-26 → 1996-11-13

STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION

Led to recall96V229000

EA95017·SEATS1995-05-31 → 1997-05-19

SEAT BACK BOLT FAILURE

Led to recall97V078000

PE95002·SEATS1995-01-13 → 1995-05-31

SEAT BACK FAILURE

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