IllustrationOWNER STATES THAT HE HAS PROBLEMS WITH HIS DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WHERE IT LATCHS, HE ALSO NOTES THAT SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD WHEN HE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS PROBLEM A YEAR LATER. *AK
1988 Dodge D50
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Seats. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
1 reportsOfficial recalls
187V194000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission:gear Position Indication (prndl)
Dec 26, 1987
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY CONTAIN A PARK SPRAG ROD ASSEMBLY THAT MAY STICK IN THE TOOTH BUTT UNENGAGED POSITION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL WITH THEGEAR SHIFT LEVER IN PARK POSITION.
Remedy: ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES WILL HAVE THE PARK SPRAG ROD ASSEMBLIES REPLACED.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.