NHTSA recall 99V212000
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 | 99V212000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 729 |
| Manufacturer | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Reported | 1999-08-06 |
| Owners notified | 1999-08-23 |
| Component | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER |
| Units potentially affected | 227283 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE LOWER SEAT BACK ATTACHING BOLT ON THE DRIVER 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 BEGAN AUGUST 23, 1999.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 DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 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. |
| 1993 DODGE SHADOW | Built 1992-04-14 to 1994-02-16. |
| 1994 DODGE SHADOW | Built 1992-04-15 to 1994-02-16. |
| 1991 PLYMOUTH SUNDANCE | Built 1990-07-01 to 1992-06-30. |
| 1992 PLYMOUTH SUNDANCE | Built 1990-07-01 to 1992-06-30. |
| 1993 PLYMOUTH SUNDANCE | Built 1992-04-15 to 1994-02-16. |
| 1994 PLYMOUTH SUNDANCE | Built 1992-04-15 to 1994-02-16. |
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 RQ99006
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.
| RQ99006 | Recall query, opened 1999-05-13, closed 2000-02-02. SEAT BACK 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.