# NHTSA recall 01V233000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 01V233000
- Manufacturer's number: 989
- Manufacturer: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Reported: 2001\-07\-05
- Owners notified: 2001\-07\-19
- Component: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
- Units potentially affected: 104252

## What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: QUAD CAB PICKUP TRUCKS.  THE FRONT OUTBOARD LOWER SEAT BELT ANCHOR BOLTS MAY NOT BE TIGHTENED CORRECTLY.


## What can happen

AN IMPROPERLY TIGHTENED SEAT BELT ANCHOR MAY NOT PROVIDE THE ANTICIPATED LEVEL OF OCCUPANT RESTRAINT IN A CRASH.


## The 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 \(1\-888\-327\-4236\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2001 DODGE DAKOTA](/makes/dodge/dakota/2001/recalls.md). Built 1999\-10\-01 to 2001\-03\-23.

## Investigated as EA01010

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- EA01010: Engineering analysis, opened 2001\-03\-08, closed 2001\-08\-17. FRONT SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/01V233000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/01V233000/investigations)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/01V233000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/01V233000)

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