Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 913 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1992 Dodge Caravan, most frequently naming the brakes, seat belts and transmission categories. 11 safety recalls have been issued covering this model year; 14 NHTSA investigations name it; and 46 manufacturer communications are on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2000 | 5 | 795 |
| Aug 2000 | 7 | 802 |
| Sep 2000 | 2 | 804 |
| Oct 2000 | 3 | 807 |
| Nov 2000 | 3 | 810 |
| Dec 2000 | 3 | 813 |
| Jan 2001 | 6 | 819 |
| Feb 2001 | 5 | 824 |
| Mar 2001 | 10 | 834 |
| Apr 2001 | 3 | 837 |
| May 2001 | 1 | 838 |
| Jun 2001 | 4 | 842 |
| Jul 2001 | 5 | 847 |
| Aug 2001 | 3 | 850 |
| Sep 2001 | 2 | 852 |
| Nov 2001 | 1 | 853 |
| Jan 2002 | 2 | 855 |
| Feb 2002 | 1 | 856 |
| Mar 2002 | 1 | 857 |
| Apr 2002 | 1 | 858 |
| Jun 2002 | 1 | 859 |
| Jul 2002 | 1 | 860 |
| Aug 2002 | 3 | 863 |
| Sep 2002 | 3 | 866 |
| Oct 2002 | 3 | 869 |
| Nov 2002 | 1 | 870 |
| Dec 2002 | 1 | 871 |
| Jan 2003 | 1 | 872 |
| Feb 2003 | 2 | 874 |
| Mar 2003 | 2 | 876 |
| Apr 2003 | 1 | 877 |
| May 2003 | 2 | 879 |
| Jun 2003 | 2 | 881 |
| Jul 2003 | 1 | 882 |
| Aug 2003 | 2 | 884 |
| Oct 2003 | 2 | 886 |
| Mar 2004 | 1 | 887 |
| Apr 2004 | 1 | 888 |
| Jun 2004 | 3 | 891 |
| Jul 2004 | 1 | 892 |
| Aug 2004 | 1 | 893 |
| Sep 2004 | 1 | 894 |
| Jan 2005 | 1 | 895 |
| Feb 2005 | 1 | 896 |
| Jul 2005 | 1 | 897 |
| Aug 2005 | 1 | 898 |
| Mar 2006 | 1 | 899 |
| Nov 2006 | 2 | 901 |
| Feb 2007 | 1 | 902 |
| Mar 2007 | 1 | 903 |
| Oct 2008 | 1 | 904 |
| Dec 2008 | 1 | 905 |
| Mar 2010 | 1 | 906 |
| Apr 2011 | 1 | 907 |
| Jan 2012 | 1 | 908 |
| Mar 2013 | 1 | 909 |
| Aug 2013 | 1 | 910 |
| Oct 2015 | 1 | 911 |
| Dec 2015 | 1 | 912 |
| Mar 2017 | 1 | 913 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
11 campaigns cover this model year
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
Check a VIN on NHTSA.govVISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.
FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER
ALLEGED FAILURES OF WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEMS
SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE FAILURES
There is no summary currently available
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE
ALLEGED WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL WHILE IN USE
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE
CFAS PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO CONDUCT A DEFECT INVESTIGATION ON WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE ON 1989 AND LATER CHRYSLER MODELS WHICH SHOULD INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO SPIRIT/ACCLAIM: DYNASTY/NEW YORKER/LANDAU; LANCE/LEBARON; SHADOW/SUNDANCE; CARAVAN/VOYAGER.HOWEVER, BASED ON ODI'S COMPLAINT RECORDS, ONLY CERTAIN MINIVANS WILL BE INVESTIGATED
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
BRAKES STOPPED WORKING IN MIDDLE OF DRIVING ALMOST CAUSE A CAR ACCIDENT. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM AND THEY DID A RECALL ON THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. WOULD JUST LIKE TO BRING IT IN TO GET IT FIXED.
I HAVE A 1992 DODGE CARAVAN SUBJECT TO RECALL 685 NHTSA # 96V099000. THE ANTILOCK BENDIX 10 ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED ONCE . IT NOW NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN . ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND PUMP RUNS EXCESSIVELY. ALL INHERENT TO THE PROBLEMS ADDRESSED ABOVE . THE DEALER IS CLAIMING TO NO NOTHING ABOUT THE LIFETIME WARRENTY ON THIS SYSTEM INDICATED IN THE RECALL DOCUMENTATION ON THIS SITE . I NEED SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO RECONTACT CHRYSLER WITH TO FORCE THE TO DO THE REQUIRED REPAIRS.
REPEATED PULLEY AND THEN BELT FAILURE CAUSING STEERING AND BREAKING TROUBLE. REPAIRS DO NOT LAST. LOCAL DEALERS DON'T HAVE LASER ALIGNMENT TOOL TO CHECK ALIGNMENT. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH BELTS FLYING OFF BECAUSE OF RAIN OR SLUSH IN THIS VEHICLE, MY PULLEYS JUST DISINTEGRATE WITH OUT THE WATER. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF AFTERMARKET SOLUTIONS BUT THEY SEEM HIT OR MISS. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN BY GRAND MOTHER WITH THE GRAND CHILDREN ABOARD FAR ENOUGH AWAY FOR A $150.00 TOW BILL. ITS LUCKY SO FARE ITS BEEN ON CITY STREETS AND AT LOW ENOUGH SPEEDS THAT A PLACE TO SAFELY PULL OVER CAN BE FOUND. THE PULLEYS THAT SEEM TO FAIL ARE THE IDLER AND THE TENSIONER PULLEYS. THIS 3.3 ENGINE IS WELL MAINTAINED WITH 145,000 MILES. THOUGH IT SEEMS THAT MILLAGE DOES NOT MATTER WHEN IT COMES TO PULLEY ISSUES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM PUMP AND MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 279,000.
SECOND TIME, NO BRAKES NO TRAVEL OF PEDAL. SEEMS LIKE DIFFERENT BRAKES WOULD BE IN ORDER. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO APPLY HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING THE FAILURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V099000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
HELLO, I HAVE A ABS RECALL DONE AND IT WAS NOT DONE CORRECTLY AND CAUSED MY VAN TO ALMOST GO OF THE ROAD, THE DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND SAID TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE, I NEED HELP WITH THIS. E-MAIL COPIES ATTACHED: [XXX], MY NAME IS [XXX], I LIVE IN COTTAGE GROVE AND HAD OUR DODGE CARAVAN'S ABS BRAKES REPAIRED AT YOUR DEALERSHIP AND WE HAVE A MAJOR ISSUE CONCERNING THE REPETITIVE AND INCOMPETENT REPAIRS DONE AT YOUR FACILITY. CHRYSLER'S SAFETY DEFECT REPORT # (96V-099), NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 96V099000 TO BE SPECIFIC. A PDF FILE OF THIS IS ATTACHED FOR YOUR VIEWING, PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THIS LETTER AND THEN THE CAMPAIGN PDF COMPLETELY, THE ODI RESUME DATED 6-24-1996 PAGE 39 SUMS IT UP QUICKLY. THIS WILL HELP YOU AND YOUR SERVICE MANAGERS ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE SERIOUSNESS AND YOUR FAILURE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS CORRECTLY. AN INCIDENT THAT COULD HAVE TAKEN THE LIVES OR CAUSE INJURY TO ALL MY CHILDREN, MAYBE ANOTHER VEHICLE AND PASSENGERS OCCURRED. THIS HAPPENED ON 4-1-2011, THIS IS NOT A JOKE! MY TWO DAUGHTER'S, MY SON AND ANOTHER PERSON RIDING IN THE VAN AND THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY LOST BRAKING ON A WINDING ROAD AND ALMOST CRASHED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS BRAKE FAILURE WAS UNEXPECTED AFTER YOUR REPAIRS! THE REPAIRS WERE NOT PERFORMED CORRECTLY FOR ABS RECALL 0685, THE PROPER TESTING FIXTURE'S WERE NOT INSTALLED DURING ANY OF THE OPERATIONS YOU PROVIDED, DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR RECOMMENDATIONS WERE GROSSLY INCORRECT, TECHNICIANS AND SERVICE WRITERS STORY'S ON ALL R.O.'S ARE INADEQUATE AND INCORRECT. I CAN PROVE ALL OF THIS IN A COURT OF LAW, AND AM READY TO DO SO IF NEEDED. IF THE PROPER TESTING AND INSPECTION PROCEDURE WERE PERFORMED IT WOULD HAVE REVILED THE DEFECTIVE ACTUATOR PISTON (BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER) WHICH CAUSES DEBRIS IN THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND COMPROMISES SENSITIVE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THAT CONTROL THE BENDIX ANTILOCK 10 BRAKING SYSTEM, THIS PART (BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT IS UPSET BECAUSE HE HAS HAD HIS BRAKES REPAIRED TWICE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE CONTACT JUST FOUND OUT THERE WAS AN RECALL ON HIS YEAR/MAKE AND MODEL. HE INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE WITH THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY COVER THE EXPENSES IF THE CONTACT VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 40MPH AND THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. THE CONTACT PUT ON HIS EMERGENCY BRAKES AND PULLED OVER. HE LATER DROVE IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 159733.
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
FLASH PROGRAMMING FAILURE RECOVERY. *SLC
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SUBJECT REGARDING AIRBAG / CLOCK SPRING SERVICE FOR VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING 2002 MODEL YEAR JEEP LIBERTY. *TT
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SUBJECT REGARDING WIRE SPLICE REPAIRS. *SB
SEATS
SUBJECT REGARDING CHILD SEAT TETHER ANCHORS. *TT
AIR BAGS
SUBJECT REGARDING NON-DEPLOYED AIRBAG HANDLING PROCEDURES. *TT
SEATS
SUBJECT REGARDING CHILD SEAT TETHER ANCHORS. *TT
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 |
| 2014 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 32.2 |
| 2013 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 41.6 |
| 2011 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 37.1 |
| 2010 | 172 | 2 | 1 | 53.1 |
| 2009 | 118 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| 2008 | 302 | 2 | 1 | 50.4 |
| 2007 | 81 | 4 | 1 | 52.9 |
| 2006 | 173 | 6 | 5 | 61.1 |
| 2005 | 537 | 9 | 7 | 58.7 |
| 2004 | 64 | 8 | 1 | 54.9 |
| 2003 | 195 | 9 | 1 | 58.6 |
| 2002 | 245 | 10 | 5 | 62.0 |
| 2001 | 257 | 10 | 2 | 56.8 |
| 2000 | 470 | 13 | 3 | 64.5 |
| 1999 | 555 | 14 | 6 | 64.6 |
| 1998 | 629 | 14 | 7 | 64.3 |
| 1997 | 714 | 15 | 7 | 65.6 |
| 1996 | 1,403 | 18 | 14 | 61.9 |
| 1995 | 489 | 4 | 6 | 63.7 |
| 1994 | 644 | 5 | 8 | 66.2 |
| 1993 | 949 | 10 | 13 | 63.6 |
| 1992Viewing | 913 | 11 | 14 | 62.0 |
| 1991 | 617 | 11 | 16 | 63.6 |
| 1990 | 278 | 6 | 6 | 60.9 |
| 1989 | 191 | 5 | 10 | 66.2 |
| 1988 | 103 | 5 | 8 | 64.4 |
| 1987 | 69 | 3 | 8 | 67.6 |
| 1986 | 49 | 4 | 8 | 69.0 |
| 1985 | 49 | 6 | 7 | 68.0 |
| 1984 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 68.8 |
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.