Every Dodge Dakota model year on file, 1985 to 2011. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years6,629739 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years271985 to 2011
Recall campaigns58Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,298Summed across model years
By model year
The 2000 model year drew the most complaints, 806
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components
Suspension leads the Dodge Dakota complaint record
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
Suspension
1,748
Brakes
1,246
Powertrain
971
Steering
689
Airbags
686
Engine and cooling
560
Electrical system
445
Fuel system
225
Structure
214
Visibility and wipers
210
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each Dodge Dakota model year
Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Dodge Dakota
19V-018Jan 15, 2019 Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode Airbags · 1.41M vehicles
18V-021Jan 9, 2018 In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these passenger air bag inflator may explode due to propellant… Airbags · 328k vehicles
17V-820Dec 20, 2017 These driver and passenger seats may develop hot spots that can result in the seat cushion or seat back having burn holes Seats · 17k vehicles
16V-352May 24, 2016 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) expanded the affected population to include 73,712 2005-2009 RAM 2500 trucks produced at the St. Louis North Assembly Plant Airbags · 4.65M vehicles
15V-313May 26, 2015 Affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could… Airbags · 4.08M vehicles
14V-795Dec 16, 2014 Return springs in the clutch ignition interlock switch may break Electrical system · 54k vehicles
14V-770Dec 3, 2014 Specifically, vehicles sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin… Airbags · 251k vehicles
13V-038Feb 6, 2013 Rear axle pinion nut may loosen due to an undersized pinion spline that can allow relative motion between the nut and companion flange Powertrain · 279k vehicles
12V-474Oct 2, 2012 Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2009-2010, Ram 1500 and Dodge Dakota trucks, manufactured from July 1, 2009, through November 30, 2009,… Powertrain · 44k vehicles
12V-420Aug 28, 2012 NBC Truck Equipment, Inc. (NBC) is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 and model year 2010-2011 trucks equipped with Sure Power battery… Equipment · 32 vehicles