The 1975 Dodge B300 has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 1,362,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC80V0730001980-06-11350,000 affected
Defect
DUE TO A COMBINATION OF DISC BRAKE PAD WEAR AND TURN STOP WEAR ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THERE MAY BE AN INCREASE IN BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL AND A REDUCTION IN FRONT BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS FOLLOWING A FULL TURN. ALSO, A FRAME CRACK COULD DEVELOP AND COULD EXTEND THROUGH ALL OR MOST OF THE RAIL SECTION.
Remedy
UPON INSPECTION DEALER WILL REPLACE EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT TURN STOP BRACKET TO CORRECT THE FRONT BRAKES. IF FRAME IS CRACKED IT WILL BE WELDED AND A ROD REINFORCEMENT WILL BE INSTALLED OVER THE CRACKED AREA.
STRUCTURE80V0270001980-03-141,000,000 affected
Defect
THE FRONT RAIL EXTENSION MAY EXPERIENCE FATIGUE CRACKING NEAR THE AREA WHERE THE POWER STEERING GEAR ATTACHES TO THE FRAME. IF THE CRACK PROGRESSES THROUGH MOST OR ALL OF THE RAIL SECTION, STEERING SYSTEM FREE PLAY ACCOMPANIED BY METALLIC RATTLE NOISE WILL BE EXPERIENCED.
Remedy
AFFECTED VEHICLES WILL BE WELD REPAIRED AND A REINFORCEMENT ROD WILL BE INSTALLED OVER THE CRACKED AREA.
POWER TRAIN75V0830001975-05-1312,000 affected
Defect
CHRYSLER CAMPAIGN NO 137T.COMPACT LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS.POSSIBILITY THATSTEERING COLUMN GEAR SHIFT TUBE WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED TO THE GEAR SHIFTHOUSING DUE TO OMISSION OF AN ASSEMBLY STAKING OPERATION.IF THIS CONDITIONEXISTS, TUBE IS RETAINED ONLY BY A SET SCREW AND MAY DROP AS THE RESULT OF THESCREW LOOSENING IN…
Complaints by component
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1
Total complaints1
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Dealer informed owner of recall (2nd owner) on vehicle (#80v02700). Dealer did not repair problem of vehicle due to not having parts available. *ak”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1975 Dodge B300 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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