2000 Dodge Dakota recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: pickup trucks built with 2.5L engines. Some vehicles may have been built with inadequate clearance between the left front brake tube and the power steering hose.
💥 The risk
A puncture of the left front brake tube CAN result in a loss of braking force at the front wheels, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the brake tube and power steering hose for wear. If wear is evident, the brake tube and/or power steering hose will be replaced. A power steering standoff bracket will be installed on all vehicles to ensure that adequate clearance between the brake tube and power steering hose is maintained.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V193000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 870
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 40,000
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-992-1997
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 11, 2000
- Built
- Jul 1, 1996 – Sep 1, 1999
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began september 11, 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 contactdaimlerchrysler 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).