The 1979 Dodge B300 has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 95,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
CONDENSATE WATER MAY ACCUMULATE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER HOUSING; THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT THIS WATER WILL CAUSE THE BLOWER MOTOR TO FAIL. BLOWER MOTOR FAILURE WOULD DISABLE THE AIR CONDTIONING UNIT AND THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO DEFROST OR DEFOG THE WINDSHIELD.
DEALER WILL DRILL A 1/4 INCH DRAIN HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER HOUSING TO PREVENT WATER ACCUMULATION, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
LOWER CONTROL ARMS MAY FRACTURE IN THE AREA ADJACENT TO THE LOWER BALL JOINT, RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT FROM THE ARM.
DEALER WILL INCREASE THE STRENGTH OF BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS BY INSTALLING WELDED REINFORCEMENTS.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“I had travelled for about 25 miles @c.45 mph with a load of c.3000 lbs in the back of a dodge maxivan (school bus conversion) when the marshall 9.50r16.5lt tire with the dot h2xlyc3e276 marking on it exploded after briefly accelerating to c.60 mph. When this tire (on the left rear) exploded it…”
“Lt31x1050x16.5 firestone radial atx on 6 occations in past year have blown out without warning at highway speeds.have stopped driving vehicle and have not gone back to dealer as I must pay for part of the tire life for new ones and still have blow outs.( dot number: tire size: 31105016.5 )”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1979 Dodge B300 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.