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1989 Dodge B350 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Oct 4, 1999
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1989 Dodge B350, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Steering133.3%
  • Tires & wheels133.3%
  • Transmission133.3%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Steering

Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 5 MPH CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BACK OUT AND STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID 849759 · filed Oct 4, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

1989 DODGE VAN. LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. (LT225 75 R 16)XCH4 ALL SEASON RADIAL.*AK LEFT REAR MICHELIN TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT, CROSSING OUTSIDE LANE AND INTO MEDIAN, VEHICLE OVERTURNED, DOT NUMBER B7JH253X288, ATTORNEY STATES THERE WERE 19 INJURIES AND 3 FATALATIES. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SLC

NHTSA ID 800624 · filed Aug 7, 1996

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Transmission

Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

TRANSMISSION FLUID EXPELLED FROM OPEN END OF FLUID FILLER TUBE, CAUSING FIRE.

NHTSA ID 508118 · filed Aug 29, 1996

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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Data sources

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