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1992 Dodge Dynasty steering problems

The 1992 Dodge Dynasty has 28 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 15% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

28

Steering complaints

15%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Dynasty steering complaints by model year28 complaints1988: 1 complaints1989: 5 complaints1990: 5 complaints1991: 13 complaints1992: 28 complaints1993: 12 complaints1995: 1 complaints
Dynasty steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

92V015000SteeringFebruary 14, 1992 · 20,000 units

Defect

THE ZINC PLATING OPERATION PERFORMED ON THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT COUPLING BOLT CAUSED HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT AND BREAKAGE OF THE BOLT.

Consequence

FRACTURES OF THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT COUPLINGBOLT RESULT IN A LACK OF COUPLING LOAD ON THE SHAFT AND LOSS OF STEERINGCONTROL.

Remedy

REPLACE THE ZINC PLATED BOLT WITH A PHOSPHATE PLATED BOLT.

What owners report

STEERING COLUMN BROKE ON IMPACT ALSO AIR BAG DIDNOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER STEERING COLUMN STRUCK BY DRIVER, ABS BRAKES FAILED TO WORK BRAKES LOCKED UP ALSO TRANSMISSON HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR OVER 5 YEARS HAVE HAD THREE TRANS INSTALLED BY DEALER WITH OUT RESOLVE. ALSO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ONGOINING…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · November 15, 2000 · crash

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 1992 Dodge Dynasty have?

NHTSA has 28 complaints about the 1992 Dodge Dynasty steering — 15% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 1992 Dodge Dynasty steering?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the steering: 92V015000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.