# Transport Canada recall 1996097

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: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 1996097
- Manufacturer's number: 688
- Reported: 1996\-06\-27
- Component: Steering
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 16154

## What is wrong

FRAME CRACKING IN THE AREA WHERE THE STEERING GEAR IS MOUNTED COULD RESULT IN THE STEERING GEAR SEPARATING FROM THE FRAME. THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

CORRECTION: REINFORCEMENTS WILL BE ADDED TO THE FRAME AND THE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING BOLTS WILL BE REPLACED. IF THE FRAME IS ALREADY CRACKED, THE STEERING GEAR WELD NUTS WILL ALSO BE REPLACED.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1988 DODGE DAKOTA](/makes/dodge/dakota/1988/recalls.md)
- [1989 DODGE DAKOTA](/makes/dodge/dakota/1989/recalls.md)
- [1990 DODGE DAKOTA](/makes/dodge/dakota/1990/recalls.md)

## 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)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/1996097](/v1/recalls/tc/1996097)

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