Dodge Shadow Recalls

What this means

NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns covering at least one Dodge Shadow model year (1985–1994). Each campaign below shows the model years it covers, the official NHTSA text and the share of vehicles repaired so far.

Data summary generated from official records. Methodology Data: NHTSA, DOT, EPA · Refreshed Oct 6, 2026

Which model years each campaign covers

Dodge Shadow recall campaigns (rows) by model year covered (columns), 1985–1994
Campaign	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994
99V212000 Seat	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
97V078000 Seat	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered
96V229000 Steering	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered
92V053000 Seat belt	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
92V015000 Steering	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered
90V194000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
90V162000 Brake	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
89V237000 Engine	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
89V038000 Brake	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
88V129000 Seat belt	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
88V105000 Fuel system	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered

● = the campaign lists this model year. Source: NHTSA recalls file, retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

All 11 campaigns, newest first

Listed for 1991–1994 Dodge Shadow. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 99V212000 Filed Aug 6, 1999

DAIMLERCHRYSLER/SEAT BACK BOLT

Seats · front assembly · recliner

Repair progress not yet reported227,283 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 99V212000

Listed for 1991, 1992 Dodge Shadow. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 97V078000 Filed May 10, 1997

CHRYSLER/SEAT BACK BOLT

Seats · front assembly · recliner

Repair progress not yet reported148,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 97V078000

Listed for 1991, 1992 Dodge Shadow. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 96V229000 Filed Nov 18, 1996

CHRYSLER/STEERING WHEEL

Steering · steering wheel/handle bar

Repair progress not yet reported675,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 96V229000

Listed for 1988, 1989 Dodge Shadow. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 92V053000 Filed Apr 13, 1992

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:PASSIVE RESTRAINT:BELTS

Seat belts

Repair progress not yet reported115,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 92V053000

Listed for 1992 Dodge Shadow. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 92V015000 Filed Feb 14, 1992

STEERING:COLUMN SHAFT UPPER

Steering · steering wheel/handle bar

Repair progress not yet reported20,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 92V015000

Listed for 1991 Dodge Shadow. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 90V194000 Filed Nov 19, 1990

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:PASSIVE RESTRAINT:AIR BAG IMPACT

Air bags · frontal · sensor/control module-inactive

Repair progress not yet reported398 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 90V194000

Listed for 1991 Dodge Shadow. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 90V162000 Filed Sep 4, 1990

BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:DISC:CALIPER

Service brakes, hydraulic · foundation components · disc · caliper

Repair progress not yet reported18,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 90V162000

Listed for 1989, 1990 Dodge Shadow. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 89V237000 Filed Dec 27, 1989

ENGINE:GASKETS:VALVE COVER

Engine and engine cooling · engine

Repair progress not yet reported634,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 89V237000

Listed for 1987 Dodge Shadow. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 89V038000 Filed Mar 20, 1989

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE:OTHER PART

Parking brake

Repair progress not yet reported1,550 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 89V038000

Listed for 1988 Dodge Shadow. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 88V129000 Filed Aug 1, 1988

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE RESTRAINTS:BELT RETRACTORS

Seat belts · front · retractor

Repair progress not yet reported6,500 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 88V129000

Listed for 1985, 1986, 1987 Dodge Shadow. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 88V105000 Filed Jul 1, 1988

FUEL:FUEL SYSTEMS

Fuel system, gasoline

Repair progress not yet reported580,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 88V105000

Where to next

Dodge Shadow problems by yearModel overview →Which Shadow years drew the fewest complaints?Best & worst years →Have a VIN? Decode itVIN decoder →

How this page was madeSources, processing, limits, review and changes

Data sources

NHTSA recalls by vehicle
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
US DOT recall completion rates (data.transportation.gov)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA ODI owner complaints
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA NCAP 5-Star Safety Ratings
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EPA fuel economy data (licence confirmation pending)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EIA weekly retail gasoline prices
Weekly, all taxes included

Processing

Complaints are counted per component. One complaint can list several, so component totals add up to more than the total.
Fuel cost = miles per year ÷ EPA combined mpg × EIA weekly price for your region.

Limitations

Complaint counts are owner reports, not verified findings or failure rates. There is no sales denominator.
Recall campaigns are listed for the model year. Only NHTSA and the automaker know whether a specific car was repaired.
Recent model years are still collecting reports.

Review

Data compiled automatically from the official files listed here.

Changelog

2026-10-06 Data refreshed from the official files.

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