Dodge Structure: Frame and Members

Dodge is recalling about 17,000 vehicles over a problem with the structure. The improperly welded areas could cause body panelflexing and sheet metal cracking, possibly resulting in structural damage,compromising the vehicle impact protection capability.

Campaign
93V114000
Manufacturer
CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Reported
12 July 1993
Vehicles
17,000
Built between
Oct 1991 – Nov 1992
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
15 October 1993
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 1991 and November 1992. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1992-1993 Dodge DaytonaBuilt October 1991 to November 1992

What the defect is

The welding attachments of the front frame rails to the floor pan sheet metal may not be properly welded.

What could happen

The improperly welded areas could cause body panelflexing and sheet metal cracking, possibly resulting in structural damage,compromising the vehicle impact protection capability. This could increase thelikelihood of injury to occupants if the vehicle is involved in a collisionaccident.

What gets fixed

SECURE THE FLOOR PAN TO THE FRONT FRAME RAILS BY BOLTING BOTH FRAME RAILS TO THE FLOOR PAN.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 1991 to November 1992
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA12 July 1993
  3. Owners notified15 October 1993

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 12 July 1993.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

System: structural.vehicle description: passenger cars.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

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