NHTSA campaign 05V002000 · Manufacturer campaign D57

Dodge Recall 05V-002: SIDE AIR BAG CURTAIN

NHTSA recall 05V002000 (Manufacturer campaign D57) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on January 5, 2005, with 1,142 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Dakota for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on January 17, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
05V002000 (also written 05V-002 or 05V002)
Filed by
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Manufacturer campaign number
D57
Report received
Potentially affected
1,142 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Air Bags — Side/Window
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V002000. 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

    • 2005 · Vehicles built July 1, 2004 – November 23, 2004 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V002000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH THE OPTIONAL SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG, THE CURTAIN FASTENERS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TIGHTENED.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN AN IMPROPER SIDE AIR BAG CURTAIN DEPLOYMENT IN CERTAIN SIDE CRASH CONDITIONS, WHICH CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE SIDE AIR BAG CURTAIN FASTENERS TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 17, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Notes

DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. D57.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V002000

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.