The 1987 Dodge Daytona has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 580,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. 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.
IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, FUEL LEAKAGE COULDRESULT IN A FIRE.
RELOCATE PRESSURE REGULATOR; REPLACE FUEL SUPPLY WITH FORMED HOSE WITH REVISED ROUTING CONFIGURATION TO ENSURE SEALING INTEGRITY.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“After driving for about 30miles to work consumer shut the car off and noticed smoke coming from under the hood. Then, opened the hood, there were flames back near the motor, and the electrical wires. The fire department classified it as an electrical fire, and car was totalled.*ak”
“Engine wiring harness shorted and started a fire.”
“Consumer started vehicle and noticed smoke in hood area. He then drove vehicle for approimately 15 minutes, turned off the engine, and vehicle began to smoke and thereafter flames began. *ak”
“Poor location of exhaust pipe caused cargo area to overheat, melting plastic laundry basket onto rug.”
“Heard a pop and then caught on fire(fuel hose). Please give more details. *ak”
“While involved in a rearend collision the front seats collapsed in a reclining position. Please describe. Tt”
“Engine fire. *skd”
“Drivers side seatback broke. Two bolts broke. *ak”
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1987 Dodge Daytona as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.