Model year

1985 Dodge Mini RAM VAN

Van, gasoline, FWD/Front-Wheel Drive, built in Canada. Owner complaints on file from Jul 12, 1995 to Jul 12, 1995.

Recalls (3)Complaints (1)Investigations (2)Bulletins (0)

Recall campaigns covering this model year3282k vehicles or units across those campaigns

Owner complaints1Below the median 1985 van

Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100

First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years

Complaints over time

Complaints about the 1985 Dodge Mini RAM VAN peaked in 1995, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.

Components

100% of complaints about the 1985 Dodge Mini RAM VAN name seats

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Seats

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.

Recalls

3 recall campaigns cover the 1985 Dodge Mini RAM VAN

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 1985 Dodge Mini RAM VAN
Campaign	Filed	Subject	Component	Vehicles	Remedy
08E-033	Apr 14, 2008	Part numbers packaged with incorrect nuts are: k7147, k7329, k8683, and 104353	Suspension	6,903	Part replacement
85V-164	Dec 11, 1985	Vans equipped with the optional sunscreen rear glass which has less than 70 percent luminous transmittance and does not have a passenger side…	Visibility and wipers	10,800	Repair or modification
85V-053	May 1, 1985	Roadway stones may become lodged in the height sensing brake proportioning valve	Brakes	264,000	Repair or modification

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.

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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 1985 Dodge Mini RAM VAN

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

Filed Jul 12, 1995Failure Jul 12, 1995Lebanon, MORecliner
DRIVERS SEATBACK FAILED, COLLAPSING REARWARD *AK
NHTSA complaint 968629

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Investigations

2 NHTSA investigations on file

EA94005 Engineering analysis, Structure
LIFTGATE LATCHES
Opened Jan 31, 1994, closed Oct 25, 1995
EA91010 Engineering analysis, Powertrain
TRANS PARK SYSTEM FAILURE
Opened Dec 10, 1990, closed Dec 31, 1991

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.

All investigations

Service bulletins

No manufacturer communications on file

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.

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