2000 Dodge Dakota defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2000 Dodge Dakota. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATION
  Engineering Analysis EA03023 · opened Nov 19, 2003 · closed Feb 11, 2005 · led to recall 04V596000

  Daimlerchrysler corporation (dcc) is recalling the target population of approximately 600,000 my 2000 through 2003 durango and dakota vehicles with four-wheel drive to replace the front suspension upper ball joints with redesigned parts that do not have the joint integrity concerns and have substantially improved joint…

• FRONT SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE
  Engineering Analysis EA01010 · opened Mar 8, 2001 · closed Aug 17, 2001 · led to recall 01V233000

  Allege that the front safety belt anchor bolts disengage from their mounting points or are found to be loose.

• STOP LAMP SWITCH
  Preliminary Evaluation PE00035 · opened Sep 7, 2000 · closed Mar 9, 2001

  Alleged that electrical failure of the brake stop lamp switch man result in stop lamps not illumination during service brake application, and the vehicle's cruise control system may fail to disengage

• FRONT SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE DISENGAGEMEN
  Preliminary Evaluation PE00030 · opened Jul 21, 2000 · closed Mar 8, 2001

  Alleged that the driver's seat safety belt anchors disengage from mounting points