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Plymouth Trailduster Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Plymouth Trailduster (1974–1978).

3
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
1978
year with most recalls

Pick your Plymouth Trailduster model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1978 Plymouth Trailduster20
1974 Plymouth Trailduster10

All Plymouth Trailduster recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Plymouth Trailduster, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Steering wheel/handle bar (steering)

    NHTSA 78V038000 Reported 9,000 vehicles potentially affected CHRYSLER CORPORATION

    An intermediate steering shaft containing a mismatched pot coupling assembly may have been installed on the involved vehicles. This coupling may have an oversized serration diameter. An oversized serration could prevent the coupling from adequately tightening onto the gear or shaft splines.

    Remedy: The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, install a replacement shaft coupling.

    Model years: 1978

  2. Column (steering)

    NHTSA 77V176000 Reported 600 vehicles potentially affected CHRYSLER CORPORATION

    The steering columns on the involved vehicles may have been misassembled, resulting in the master serration for steering wheel indexing being mislocated by 180 degrees. The tie rod may have been adjusted in attempting to overcome this condition and this may have caused insufficient tie rod thread engagement to the sleeve attachment.

    Remedy: Dealer will replace the lower steering shaft assembly with a correctly indexed assembly which will locate the steering wheel in the correct position. Tie rod assembly will also be inspected and adjusted to ensure…

    Model years: 1978

  3. Carrier/rack (equipment)

    NHTSA 74V083000 Reported 340 vehicles potentially affected CHRYSLER CORPORATION

    Model years: 1974

Other Plymouth models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.