Body & structure
Filed Oct 8, 1996
LIFTGATE SUPPORTS FAIL TO SUPPORT LIFTGATE.
- NHTSA ID
- 509606
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1993
1987 Dodge Caravan Body & structure Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Body & structure 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.
10
Latest Oct 8, 1996
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.
14%
of 69 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.
9
What this page shows
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1987 Dodge Caravan submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 body or structure
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Body & structure
Filed Jun 17, 1996
FRONT SEAT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S MANUAL WINDOW (HANDLES) STICK COULD RESULT IN ENTRAPMENT UPON EMERGENCY EXIT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 985724
- Incident
- Jun 17, 1992
Body & structure
Filed Mar 20, 1996
AT 65MPH VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND REAR TAILGATE OPENED DURING IMPACT.
- NHTSA ID
- 502460
- Incident
- Aug 1, 1991
Body & structure
Filed Mar 14, 1996
CONTACTED THE DEALER SINCE DECEMBER, PARTS NOT AVAILABLE REGARDING SERVICE CAMPAGIN 95I001000.
- NHTSA ID
- 980727
Body & structure
Filed Oct 30, 1995
Crash reported3 injuries reported1 death reported
THOMAS SCHULER:ABOVE NO: REAR LIFTGATE CAME OPEN UPON REAR IMPACT; 6 AND 4 YEAR OLD OCCUPANTS WERE EJECTED OUT OF REAR DOOR; 6 YEAR OLD KILLED; SPEED 60 MPH.
- NHTSA ID
- 974157
- Incident
- Jun 12, 1992
Body & structure
Filed Apr 10, 1995
Crash reported3 injuries reported
IN A COLLISION ON THE RIGHT SIDE BETWEEN THE PASSENGER AND THE SLIDING DOOR, THE REAR LIFTGATE POPPED OPEN EJECTING THE CONTENTS OF THE HATCH. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 963485
- Incident
- Dec 26, 1991
Body & structureEngineInterior & seats
Filed Apr 6, 1995
THE REAR HATCH LATCH FAILED AND WARNING LIGHT KEEP SCOMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 963449
- Incident
- Aug 1, 1993
Body & structure
Filed Apr 6, 1995
Crash reported2 injuries reported
AT SPEED OF 55 MPH, VEHICLE WAS IMPACT 3:00 POSITION LOST CONTROL VEHICLE ROLLOVER, THE LATCH HATCHBACK OPEN THROWN CHILD OUT EA94-005 ACTIVE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 963283
- Incident
- Mar 7, 1995
Body & structureInterior & seats
Filed Apr 5, 1995
LIFTGATE LATCH FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 489085
- Incident
- Apr 5, 1995
Body & structure
Filed Apr 4, 1995
SLIDING DOOR COMES OFF TRACK AND DRIVING SHAKES, AND WILL NOT LOCK. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 962987
- Incident
- Mar 1, 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
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .