Vehicle recall 00V106000 · April 11, 2000
1991-1992 Dodge Dakota
Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks equipped with A500 automatic transmission.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks equipped with A500 automatic transmission. Inadvertent placement of the shift lever in reverse can occur when the driver believes that the transmission has been placed in park.
- Consequence
- This can cause the vehicle to roll away with the engine on after the driver has left the vehicle.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the steel manual valve in the transmission with an aluminum version.
- Notes
- Owner notification began June 5, 2000.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 1-800-992-1997. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V106000
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 11, 2000
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign
- 871
- Owner notification
- June 5, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 123,000
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Power train › Automatic transmission › Gear position indication (prndl)
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Dodge Dakota (1991-1992): 1992, 1991
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