# Transport Canada recall 1998186

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: 1998186
- Manufacturer's number: 798
- Reported: 1998\-09\-21
- Component: Structure
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 766

## What is wrong

On certain vehicles, the bolts which attach the passenger cab and the heater core support to the frame may not have been properly hardened. Soft fasteners in the core support and cab hold down area of the vehicle may compromise its crash worthiness.  Correction: Core support and cab to frame attaching bolts will be replaced with properly hardened bolts.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1998 DODGE DAKOTA](/makes/dodge/dakota/1998/recalls.md)
- [1998 DODGE RAM](/makes/dodge/ram/1998/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [9002849](/bulletins/10220995.md), 2022-09-26, Service bulletin
- [3100519](/bulletins/10220101.md), 2022-09-15, Service bulletin
- [3100319](/bulletins/10220099.md), 2022-09-15, Service bulletin
- [3100619](/bulletins/10220097.md), 2022-09-15, Service bulletin
- [31\-005\-19](/bulletins/10169249.md), 2019-12-16, Service bulletin
- [31\-006\-19](/bulletins/10169245.md), 2019-12-16, Service bulletin
- [9002849](/bulletins/10139596.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin
- [233599REVA](/bulletins/612160.md), 2000-06-06, Service bulletin
- [236897](/bulletins/6089118.md), 2000-01-13, Service bulletin
- [236797](/bulletins/6089117.md), 2000-01-13, Service bulletin

## 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)

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