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1987 Dodge Shadow Seats Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
17%of 12 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the seats of the 1987 Dodge Shadow, 17% of the 12 complaints for this model year. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Failure on the driver side seat, the consumer was involved in a rear end collison and the driver side seat reclined to the rear of the vehicle, also broke.”

NHTSA complaint #982439, filed 1996-04

Seats: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
19941112%
19931413%
19921926%
19911618%
199013%
198913%
198818%
1987217%

Other parts of the 1987 Dodge Shadow

Fuel system
5 complaints
Electrical system
2 complaints
Engine cooling
2 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1987 Dodge Shadow

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology