1987 Dodge Dakota: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1987 Dodge Dakota. The newest campaign is 87V050000. NHTSA received the report on 14 Apr 1987. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages. NHTSA has 20 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 87V050000, in the NHTSA record
Install a washer at speed control cable to carburetor throttle lever attachment to eliminate potential for this condition.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 37,948 units in total.
87V050000Received . 34,000 units.
Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Speed control system cables may partially disengage and bind at the carburetor throttle lever attachment.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Throttle would stay partially open when acceleratorpedal is released.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install a washer at speed control cable to carburetor throttle lever attachment to eliminate potential for this condition.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
86V115000Received . 3,948 units.
Parking Brake / Conventional / Mechanical / Linkage and Cable
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
These trucks were equipped with rear park brake cables which caused limited rear brake shoe travel resulting in the parking brake system not holding the vehicle in the reverse direction when parked on a 20% grade, as required by FMVSS 105. Consequence of defect: if the truck is parked on an incline and the parking brake set, it may roll back causing damage or an accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace both rear parking brake cables.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION.
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
20 complaints, 21 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Steering | 5 |
| Seat Belts | 3 |
| Structure | 3 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 3 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 2 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 2 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Equipment | 1 |
| Power Train | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 2
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 22 Jun 2008
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1987 Dodge DakotaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1987 Dodge Dakota: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/dodge/dakota/1987/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1987 Dodge Dakota?
- 37,948 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Dodge Dakota have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 49 recall campaigns for the Dodge Dakota, model years 1985 to 2011. 2 of them name the 1987 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1987 Dodge Dakota name most often?
- Steering: 5 of 21 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1987 Dodge Dakota open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.