Recall Register

1990 Dodge Dakota: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1990 Dodge Dakota. The newest campaign is 01V232000. NHTSA received the report on 6 Jul 2001. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Gear Box (Other Than Rack and Pinion). NHTSA has 63 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 01V232000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will add reinforcements to the frame and replace the steering gear mounting bolts. If the frame is already cracked, the steering gear weld nuts will also be replaced. Owner notification began august 27, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 778,000 units in total.

  1. 01V232000Received . 4,000 units.

    Steering / Gear Box (Other Than Rack and Pinion)

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: 4x2 pickup truck convertibles equipped with v6 engines (built from november 1988 - june 1990) and 4x2 pickup trucks equipped with the shelby package (built october 1988 - june 1989). The frame can crack at the steering gear attachment and/or the steering gear mounting bolts can fracture.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The steering gear can separate from the vehicle frame resulting in a loss of vehicle control increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will add reinforcements to the frame and replace the steering gear mounting bolts. If the frame is already cracked, the steering gear weld nuts will also be replaced. Owner notification began august 27, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.

    Report filed by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 988. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 96V094000Received . 140,000 units.

    Steering / Gear Box (Other Than Rack and Pinion)

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The frame can crack at the steering gear attachment and/or the steering gear mounting bolts can fracture.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The steering gear can separate from the vehicle frame resulting in a loss of vehicle control increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will add reinforcements to the frame and replace the steering gear mounting bolts. If the frame is already cracked, the steering gear weld nuts will also be replaced.

    Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 89V237000Received . 634,000 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The engine valve cover gasket may dislocate and allow an engine oil leak at the gasket.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The leakage of oil in the engine compartment could causea fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace gasket cover with revised cover, and rtv sealant will be applied in place of a gasket.

    Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

63 complaints, 88 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 1990 Dodge Dakota
  • All 1990 vehicles
1990 Dodge Dakota: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1990 DakotaAll 1990 vehiclesDakota, all yearsMentions
Steering329.540.275.529
Power Train215.986.1116.419
Service Brakes, Hydraulic193.2161.516117
Engine and Engine Cooling68.2105.868.26
Structure45.565.321.64
Electrical System22.799.639.12
Equipment22.715.313.62
Suspension22.728.1294.22
Tires22.729.723.32
Unknown or Other22.71411.42

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.

Complaints that report a crash
5
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
3
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
14 Apr 2005

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.

Complaints about the 1990 Dodge Dakota, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 19 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1990 Dodge Dakota
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE96003Preliminary evaluationSTEER RCK +PINION MNT FAILSteering16 Jan 199610 Jun 199696V094000

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.

  1. 19850
  2. 19860
  3. 19872
  4. 19883
  5. 19893
  6. 19903
  7. 19914
  8. 19921
  9. 19931
  10. 19943
  11. 19950
  12. 19961
  13. 19975
  14. 19985
  15. 19994
  16. 20005
  17. 20017
  18. 20025
  19. 20034
  20. 20041
  21. 20056
  22. 20065
  23. 20074
  24. 20082
  25. 20095
  26. 20107
  27. 20116

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1990 Dodge Dakota: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/dodge/dakota/1990/. 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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1990 Dodge Dakota?
778,000 units in 3 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. 3 of them name the 1990 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1990 Dodge Dakota name most often?
Steering: 29 of 88 component mentions, or 329.5 per 1,000. For all 1990 vehicles the figure is 40.2 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1990 Dodge Dakota open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.