2001 Dodge Dakota recall: seat belt
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: quad cab pickup trucks. The front outboard lower seat belt anchor bolts may not be tightened correctly.
💥 The risk
An improperly tightened seat belt anchor may not provide the anticipated level of occupant restraint in a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the driver and passenger side lower seat belt anchor bolts and tighten to specification. Owner notification began july 19, 2001. 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 1-800-853-1403.
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
- 01V233000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 989
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 104,252
- Component
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
- Owner phone
- 1-800-853-1403
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jul 19, 2001
- Built
- Oct 1, 1999 – Mar 23, 2001
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).