The 1986 Dodge 600 has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 589,100 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 5, 2026.
FUEL LEAKAGE MAY OCCUR IN LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OPERATION AT CONNECTIONS OF AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUEL SUPPLY HOSE TO THE PRESSURE REGULATOR AND TO THE FUEL RAIL.
Consequence
IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, FUEL LEAKAGE COULDRESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy
RELOCATE PRESSURE REGULATOR; REPLACE FUEL SUPPLY WITH FORMED HOSE WITH REVISED ROUTING CONFIGURATION TO ENSURE SEALING INTEGRITY.
SEATS88V0610001988-04-081,500 affected
Defect
A SERVICE REPLACEMENT DRIVERS SEAT CUSHION (MANUAL SEAT TYPE) MAY CONTAIN WRONG CUSHION WITH A BRACE THAT COULD INTERFERE WITH POWER SEAT ADJUSTER MECHANISM AND CAUSE STRESS ON THE FRAME.
Consequence
SEAT FRAME COULD FRACTURE AND RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTREARWARD MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT BACK.
A RESISTOR IN THE ELECTRONIC PANEL CLUSTER MAY BE SUBJECTED TO AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT OVERLOAD DUE TO FAILURE OF A SWITCHING TRANSISTOR. CONSEQUENCE OF…
Remedy
MODIFY INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER BY REPLACING THE RESISTOR WITH A FUSED RESISTOR THAT WILL NOT IGNITE IF OVERLOADED.
Complaints by component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
1
1crashes
TIRES
1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
1
Total complaints7
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“While in motion, the right rear tire blew causing driver to lose control of the vehicle striking the guard rail, no specific tire information given, ohio traffic crash report. *jg”
“2 dunlop elite tires experienced steel belts coming through tread, dunlop was unwilling to give any assistance, tire size p185/70r14, dot # dbrvasa231. *slc”
“Consumer vehicle was defective when she bought the vechicle. She purchased the vehicle oct 4, 1999, and vehicle stopped running on oct 11, 1999. Transmission failed transmission fluid ran out of the car. When she put vehicle in drive. It stopped and went into reverse and stayed there. Vehicle…”
“The driver's seat frame broke, causing the seat to pitch backward on rebound. *ak”
“Rubber hoses gas line is leaking gas to the turbo charger. Tt”
“No summary”
“No summary”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA91010 Opened 1990-12-10 · closed 1991-12-31
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1986 Dodge 600 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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