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Dodge Shadow

Every Dodge Shadow model year on file, 1985 to 1999. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years466122 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years151985 to 1999
Recall campaigns12Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins221Summed across model years
By model year

The 1993 model year drew the most complaints, 107, 23% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

030609012019851987198919911993107199519971999
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Seats leads the Dodge Shadow complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Seats
67
Airbags
65
Engine and cooling
64
Powertrain
56
Electrical system
45
Structure
37
Seat belts
32
Suspension
31
Brakes
30
Steering
26
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Dodge Shadow model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Dodge Shadow by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1999Not decoded10.01000011
1998Minivan10.050011
1997Not decoded20.0200008
1996Not decoded0NoneNone017
1995Hatchback10.07022
1994Hatchback9425.55371340
1993Hatchback10720.65941441
1992Hatchback7324.73654635
1991Hatchback8927.04455525
1990Hatchback4055.01432124
1989Hatchback3315.23003317
1988Pickup1216.7400330
1987Hatchback1241.7171310
1986Not decoded10.0100100
1985Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Dodge Shadow

  • 08E-033 Apr 14, 2008
    Part numbers packaged with incorrect nuts are: k7147, k7329, k8683, and 104353
    Suspension · 6,903 vehicles
  • 99V-212 Aug 6, 1999
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Seats · 227k vehicles
  • 97V-078 May 10, 1997
    Lower seat back attaching bolt on the driver's seat can fail and separate
    Seats · 148k vehicles
  • 96V-229 Nov 18, 1996
    Steering wheel armature stamping can crack and separate from the center hub attachment to the steering column
    Steering · 675k vehicles
  • 92V-053 Apr 13, 1992
    Automatic shoulder restraint systems can malfunction and become inoperative
    Seat belts · 115k vehicles
  • 92V-015 Feb 14, 1992
    Zinc plating operation performed on the upper steering column shaft coupling bolt caused hydrogen embrittlement and breakage of the bolt
    Steering · 20k vehicles
  • 90V-194 Nov 19, 1990
    Two air bag system front impact sensors may not be secured to their mounting brackets
    Airbags · 398 vehicles
  • 90V-162 Sep 4, 1990
    Front disc brake caliper guide pin bolts may not have been adequately torqued and could loosen
    Brakes · 18k vehicles
  • 89V-237 Dec 27, 1989
    Engine valve cover gasket may dislocate and allow an engine oil leak at the gasket
    Engine and cooling · 634k vehicles
  • 89V-038 Mar 20, 1989
    Parking brake mechanism component may disengage
    Brakes · 1,550 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.