NHTSA recall 97V078000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 97V078000 |
| Manufacturer | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Reported | 1997-05-10 |
| Owners notified | 1997-06-30 |
| Component | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER |
| Units potentially affected | 148000 |
What is wrong
THE LOWER SEAT BACK ATTACHING BOLT ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT CAN FAIL AND SEPARATE.
What can happen
IF THE BOLT FAILS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, THE DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS 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.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION: OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 30, 1997 NOTE:OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
| 1991 DODGE SHADOW | Built 1990-07-01 to 1992-06-30. |
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| 1992 DODGE SHADOW | Built 1990-07-01 to 1992-06-30. |
| 1991 PLYMOUTH SUNDANCE | Built 1990-07-01 to 1992-06-30. |
| 1992 PLYMOUTH SUNDANCE | Built 1990-07-01 to 1992-06-30. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as EA95017
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EA95017 | Engineering analysis, opened 1995-05-31, closed 1997-05-19. SEAT BACK BOLT FAILURE. SEATS. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 2300800B | 2001-01-28. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING CHILD SEAT TETHER ANCHORS. *TT |
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| 230800 | 2000-05-09. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING CHILD SEAT TETHER ANCHORS. *TT |
| 233599 | 1999-10-21. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON CHILD SEAT TETHER ANCHORS. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.