The 1984 Dodge Daytona has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 2,500 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seats. Last updated July 5, 2026.
SOME HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLIES MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY REPAIRED AT THE FACTORY, OR INCORRECT FASTENERS WERE USED. HOOD LATCH ATTACHMENT WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH AND WILL LIKELY WEAKEN THE INNER HOOD PANEL.
Remedy
INSPECT VEHICLES AND, IF INCORRECTLY ASSEMBLED OR REPAIRED, THE HOOD, INCLUDING THE LATCH, WILL BE REPLACED.
Complaints by component
SEATS
1
1crashes1injuries
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
1deaths
Total complaints2
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak”
“Front drives bucket seat broke, when vehicle was impacted from the rear. *ak”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA89014 Opened 1989-02-21 · closed 1989-08-01
HORN MALFUNCTIONS
SUMMARY:VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TILT STEERING COLUMNS MAY EXPERIENCEINTERMITTENT HORN FAILURE DUE TO NON CONDUCTING GREASE BEING APPLIED TOHORN CONTACT RING.===
InvestigationPE86078 Opened 1986-09-24 · closed 1987-02-27
HOOD LATCH FAILURE
There is no summary currently available
InvestigationPE89016 Opened 1988-11-29 · closed 1989-02-21
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1984 Dodge Daytona as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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