Vehicle recall 98V208000 · September 8, 1998
Dodge Dakota and Ram
Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks. These vehicles may have been built with bolts that were not properly hardened. The bolts were used to attach the cab and the core support to the frame.
- Consequence
- This condition can allow the cab to separate from the frame increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace these bolts with properly hardened bolts.
- Notes
- Owner notification began September 21, 1998.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 Chrysler 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
- 98V208000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 8, 1998
- Filed by
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Owner notification
- September 21, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 12,400
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Structure
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 (1998): 1998
- Dodge Ram (1998): 1998
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