Total Complaints
7 filings
DODGE 600 · model year
7 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1987DODGE600 carries 7 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1987 600 is seat belts:front:buckle assembly with 2 filings, followed by fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly (1) and engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 20 investigation files overlapping the 1987 600, and 1 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
7 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 1 |
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S FRONT PLASTIC COVERING OVER FEMALE PORTION OF SHOULDER/LAP BELT IS CRACKED, ALSO, CENTER FRONT LAP BELT COMES UNDONE WHILE DRIVING, NOT FIXED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED FALSE LATCHING WHEN CENTER LAP BELT DETACHES AND COMES UNDONE. *AK
CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED.
VALVE COVER GASKET REPLACED.
TRANSMISSION ENGAGES HARSHLY DUE TO OUT OF SPECIFICATION REAR CLUTCH DISC. *DSH
VEHICLE STALLS OUT, REPLACE MAP SENSOR AT LEAST 18 TIMES. TT
FUEL TANK ; LEAKS BECAUSE OF RUST GAS LEAK BY THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. TT
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.