STEERING COLUMN FAILURE/SEPARATION
Opened Jul 15, 1996
Closed Nov 13, 1996
STEERING COLUMN MAY FAIL DUE TO SEPARATION OF SECTIONS OF THE SHAFT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
POWER TRAINLed to recall 96V230000
1985 Dodge Dodge Truck
Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
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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Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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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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Overview
Our database contains no NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1985 Dodge Dodge Truck. 2 NHTSA investigations name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Safety recalls
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Safety investigations
NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.
LOSS OF POWER BRK ASSIST
Opened Jan 6, 1987
Closed Oct 1, 1987
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURE:CHRYSLER RECALLED, IN CANADA,67,602 1984 THROUGH 1987 PASSENGER CARS, TRUCKS, AND VANS EQUIPPED WITH THE5.2L ENGINE FOR INTERMITTENT LOSS OF THE BRAKE POWER ASSIST ON THE SECONDAPPLICATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL.THE DEFECT WAS A RESULT OF THE BRAKEBOOSTER VACUUM HOSE PORT IN THE BASE OF THE CARBURETOR BEING BLOCKED WITHFROZEN MOISTURE AFTER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGHWAY DRIVING AT LOW AMBIENTTEMPERATURES.TO PREVENT THIS DEFECT FROM OCCURRING, THE VACUUM SOURCE FORTHE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS RELOCATED FROM THE BASE OF THE CARBURETOR TO THEINTAKE MANIFOLD.IT WAS STATED THAT REPORTS OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT HAVEOCCURRED IN THE NORTHERN AREAS OF CANADA, AND THAT CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF NOSIMILAR REPORTS IN THE UNITED STATES.ANALYSIS:A REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURER'S DATA INDICATED AT LEAST 4 SIMILARU.S. VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURES CONSISTENT WITH THOSE REPORTED INTHE CANADIAN MARKET.ONE VEHICLE WAS A MANUFACTURER TEST VEHICLE.THESTATES IN WHICH THESE REPORTED FAILURES OCCURRED ARE ALASKA, WISCONSIN,AND MINNESOTA (2).PROPOSED ACTION: CLOSE THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION AND OPEN AN ENGINEERINGANALYSIS.===
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Recent owner complaints
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
No owner complaints recorded for this model year
Either none have been filed with NHTSA, or this vehicle is too new for reports to have accumulated.
Compare model years
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 39.0 |
| 2002 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2001 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 34.4 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 38.5 |
| 1999 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 36.8 |
| 1998 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 38.4 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 |
| 1996 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 37.2 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 36.6 |
| 1994 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 35.7 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 44.1 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 31.1 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1985Viewing | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
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.