Consequence
OCCUPANTS WOULD NOT BE ADEQUATELY PROTECTED IN EVENT OFAN ACCIDENT OR SUDDEN STOP.
Remedy
INSTALL PROPER MOUNTING HARDWARE AND SEAT BELTS.
1981 Dodge B250 Recalls
Recalls on record Updated July 2026
The 1981 Dodge B250 has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 13,818 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
Defect
ALTERED VEHICLES EITHER DO NOT HAVE REAR COUCH SEAT BELTS INSTALLED, VIOLATING FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 208, OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION, OR HAVE REAR COUCH SEAT BELTS WHICH DO NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 210, SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES.
Remedy
MISSING REAR COUCH SEAT BELTS WILL BE INSTALLED AND IMPROPER ANCHORS WILL BE CORRECTED WITHOUT CHARGE.
Complaints by component
TIRES
Total complaints1
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“I had 3 tire failure in a short time july 28 through aug 15, 1999. The tires were purchased from pep boys. Cornell is a house brand. The first two tires to fail were almost brand new front tires. One came apart (the thread peeled off) with about 1,500 miles on it max. When I got hone 2,000 miles…”
Sources & methodology
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1981 Dodge B250 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.