The 1989 Dodge Daytona has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 675,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 39 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
THE BONDED DISC BRAKE LININGS MAY SEPARATE FROM THE SHOES DUE TO A BONDING DEFICIENCY WHICH MAY ALLOW CORROSION DEGRADATION OF THE BOND ATTACHMENT.
SEPARATION OF THE DISC BRAKE LININGS RESULTS IN ANINCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE.
REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR LININGS ON VEHICLES WITH 15 INCH BRAKES. REPLACE ONLY THE REAR BRAKE LININGS ON VEHICLES WITH 14 INCH BRAKES BECAUSE THE FRONT LININGS ON THESE VEHICLES ARE RIVETED.
THE ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET MAY DISLOCATE AND ALLOW AN ENGINE OIL LEAK AT THE GASKET.
THE LEAKAGE OF OIL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD CAUSEA FIRE.
REPLACE GASKET COVER WITH REVISED COVER, AND RTV SEALANT WILL BE APPLIED IN PLACE OF A GASKET.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“While driving tire equipment separated from vehicle.*mr while driving the tire came off the vehicle. As a result the vehicle sustained damage to the front quarter panel. *ph *nlm”
“Item listed is nhtsa campaign id number: 89v237000. Dealer indicated that my vehicle is not covered because they could not find the recall. Called chrysler's recall center and they did not know about the recall or the governing authority of the nhtsa. The repair charge for this work that we are…”
“Vehicle bursted into flames while parked. Vehicle was totaled. The manufacturer will be notified. *ak”
“My 16 year old daughter was driving to school on the morning of march 31, 1999. She was in the parking lot. She went over a speed bump, the airbag light came on and she heard a popping noise. At that time, the airbag deployed on her, but not at the normal fast speed. This caused her to run off of…”
“Driver's airbag deployed violently when vehicle was impacted at the right corner causing loss of control and burns on hand due to exhaust/chemical, no deployment of passenger side air bag. *et”
“Problem 1 #3 fuel injector cracked causing the fuel to spray onto intake manifold into a puddle (1/4”
“Consumer was traveling stopped at a red light, noticed smoke coming from under the hood and the vehicle was on fire in the engine compartment. Consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer determined the problem as an electrical short. Please provdie further details. *ak”
“Car started to smoke from under the hood followed by fire. (ohio state police report)”
TIRE RUBBING WHEEL WELL
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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 1989 Dodge Daytona as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.