Vehicle profile
1992 Dodge Colt
Hatchback · Subcompact Cars

Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 92 hp
- Cylinders
- 4-cyl
- Displacement
- 1.5L
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 3-spd
- Drive
- FWD
- Body class
- Subcompact Cars
- Doors
- 3
Federal recall campaigns
2 federal recall campaigns.
How this compares
- vs 1992 Subcompact Cars
- 0.95× the 2.1 campaigns averaged across that group (in line with the group)
- Most-affected system
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES — 1 of 2 (50%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 1992 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
97V073002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGETHE GUIDE RAIL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTAINS A COVERED CABLE AND ALSO AN ANGLED BELT GUIDE AT THE TOP END OF THE WEBBING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS CAN LEAD, OVER TIME, TO THE CABLE'S MOVEMENT EXERTING ABRADING FORCE TO THE LOWER EDGES OF THE CABLE'S CHAMBER, SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE THE CABLE TO DROP OUT OF THE CHAMBER WITH THE SHOULDER BELT ANCHORAGE BECOMING STUCK.
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW REPLACEMENT GUIDE RAIL THAT INCORPORATES A DOUBLE LIP DUST SEAL AND AN ANODIC OXIDE COATING.
12/05/1997
97V063002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCHEXCESS LUBRICATION CAN CAUSE THE RUBBER DOOR LATCH SWITCH COVER TO DEFORM, AND THE DOOR LATCH SWITCH TO MALFUNCTION, SO THAT THE SHOULDER BELT ANCHORAGE WOULD REMAIN AT THE A-PILLAR WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED.
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOOR LATCH SWITCH WITH A SWITCH THAT UTILIZES REDUCED LUBRICATING GREASE, IMPROVED CONTACT SURFACE, AND A DIFFERENT RUBBER ISOLATION BOOT.
12/05/1997
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"year": 1992,
"make": "Dodge",
"model": "Colt",
"trim": "Colt",
"submodel": "Hatchback",
"horsepower": 92,
"cylinders": 4,
"displacement_l": 1.5,
"transmission": "Automatic 3-spd",
"drive_type": "FWD",
"fuel_type": "Gasoline",
"body_class": "Subcompact Cars",
"image_url": "https://f005.backblazeb2.com/file/vehicle/vehicle-images/1992-dodge-colt-1754846632029-99154bf9.jpeg",
"image_type": "illustration",
"recall_count": 2
}Compare
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