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1986 Dodge Caravan Interior & seats Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Interior & seats reportsComplaints 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.
13
Latest May 21, 1998
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
27%
of 49 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1986 Dodge Caravan submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming interior

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Interior & seats
Filed May 21, 1998

THE PROP ROD FOR THE HOOD CAME LOOSE AND FELL ON THE OWNER'S HEAD. MECHANIC SYAS MAY HAVE BEEN FAULTY. *AK

NHTSA ID
823545
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 11, 1996

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE IN HALF AND THE DRIVER FELL BACK AND ENDED UP IN THE REAR SEAT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
982628
Incident
Apr 9, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 24, 1995

CLIPS THAT ATTACH REAR DOOR LATCH ARE COMING OFF DOORS. TT

NHTSA ID
973859
Incident
May 1, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 27, 1995

REAR LATCH DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, DOES NOT STAY LATCHED. TT

NHTSA ID
964467
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 21, 1995
Crash reported

VAN WAS IN AN ACCIDENT REAR HATCH LATCH CAME OPEN VAN WAS TOTALED. TT

NHTSA ID
962425
Incident
Mar 11, 1994
Interior & seatsVisibility
Filed Mar 16, 1995

WHILE DRIVING, WHEN HIT BUMP, TAILGATE DISENGAGES AND SOMETIMES FLY UP, DEALER'S REPLACED BOLTS WHICH TEND TO LOOSEN AND HAS CAUSED ELECTRIC SHORT IN WIPER SYS.

NHTSA ID
962093
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 14, 1995

REAR HATCH LATCH FAILED, CAUSING REAR HATCH TO OPEN, RESULTING IN AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PERSONAL EFFECTS BEING TOSSED OUT ONTO ROAD. *AK

NHTSA ID
482171
Incident
May 1, 1993
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 13, 1995

WHEN WEATHER IS COLD IT SEEMS THAT THE TAILGATE LATCH WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. TT

NHTSA ID
961850
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 9, 1995

REAR LATCH HARD TO LATCH AND SOMETIME POP OPEN. TT

NHTSA ID
961630
Incident
Jul 1, 1994
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 3, 1995

REAR LATCH GATE OPENED UP AND WILL NOT LOCK. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

NHTSA ID
961189
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 3, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

VEHICLE SLID ON ICE, SPUN AROUND, IMPACT WITH EMBANKMENT, REAR LIFTGATE FLEW OPEN AT APPROX. 25MPH. TT

NHTSA ID
961025
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 3, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

VEHICLE WAS IMPACT 5:00 POSITION SPEED 20 MPH, REAR HATCH LATCH CAME OPEN. TT

NHTSA ID
961020
Incident
Oct 28, 1994
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 24, 1995

THE REAR HATCH KEEPS POPPING OPEN. PLEASE EXPLAIN DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
960605
Incident
Jan 22, 1995

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Body & structure15

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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