1998 Dodge Dakota seat belts problems
20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seat belts on the 1998 Dodge Dakota — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Me and a friend were in a car accident .when we lost control of my 1998 dodge dakota and hit the side of a building at 40-45 mph when we hit the air bags did not deploy and the seat belts did not lock up like they were supposed to in result we bounced or faces and heads off of the steering wheel…”
filed Jan 30, 2009
“I bought my 1998 dodge dakota with the confidence of knowing that I had selected a safe, comfortable, reliable car. However, that perception was gone this morning when I found the website called www.unsafebelts.com . *ak I am appalled (yet not surprised, quite honestly) to learn that chrysler is…”
filed Jan 20, 2004
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Seat Belts problems in other Dakota years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 Dakota | 1 | 3% |
| 2008 Dakota | 4 | 4% |
| 2006 Dakota | 5 | 2% |
| 2005 Dakota | 8 | 2% |
| 2004 Dakota | 1 | 0% |
| 2003 Dakota | 3 | 1% |
| 2002 Dakota | 3 | 0% |
| 2001 Dakota | 4 | 1% |
| 2000 Dakota | 9 | 1% |
| 1999 Dakota | 6 | 1% |
| 1997 Dakota | 10 | 2% |
| 1996 Dakota | 12 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Dodge Dakota
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.