NHTSA campaign 01V233000 · Manufacturer campaign 989
Dodge Recall 01V-233: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/SEAT BELT ANCHOR BOLTS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 01V233000 (Manufacturer campaign 989) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on July 5, 2001, with 104,252 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Dakota for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on July 19, 2001, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 01V233000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V233000 (also written 01V-233 or 01V233)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 989
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 104,252 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seat Belts — Front — Anchorage
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA01-010 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V233000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Dodge
Dodge Dakota
- 2001 · Vehicles built October 1, 1999 – March 23, 2001 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V233000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: QUAD CAB PICKUP TRUCKS. THE FRONT OUTBOARD LOWER SEAT BELT ANCHOR BOLTS MAY NOT BE TIGHTENED CORRECTLY.
Safety consequence
AN IMPROPERLY TIGHTENED SEAT BELT ANCHOR MAY NOT PROVIDE THE ANTICIPATED LEVEL OF OCCUPANT RESTRAINT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
Notes
ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 01V233000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.