{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1996097","date":"1996-06-27","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Steering","summary":"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.\nCORRECTION: 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.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"688","part_number":null,"units":16154,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","french":{"component":"Direction","notification":"Sécurité - fabricant","summary":"Il se pourrait que des fissures se forment à proximité de l’endroit où la boîte de direction est montée sur le cadre et que, par conséquent, la boîte de direction se détache du cadre. En pareil cas, le conducteur pourrait perdre subitement le contrôle du véhicule et avoir un accident.  Correction: Des renforts devront être ajoutés au cadre et les boulons de montage de la boîte de direction devront être remplacés. Si le cadre est déjà fissuré, les écrous à souder de la boîte de direction devront aussi être remplacés."},"vehicles":[{"year":1988,"make":"DODGE","model":"DAKOTA","vehicle_id":"1988_dodge_dakota","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1989,"make":"DODGE","model":"DAKOTA","vehicle_id":"1989_dodge_dakota","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1990,"make":"DODGE","model":"DAKOTA","vehicle_id":"1990_dodge_dakota","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1996097"}