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Complaint 445816

1998 DODGE DAKOTA • SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT • incident Jul 15, 2002

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
445816
Make
DODGE
Model
DAKOTA
Model Year
1998
Component
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
Incident Date
Jul 15, 2002
Date Received
Dec 18, 2003
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT

Owner Narrative

SEEN THE CBS NEWS ABOUT UPPER BALL JOINTS ON DODGE DAKOTA ON 12/18/03. HAD MY LEFT SIDE BALL JOINTS REPLACED ON 7/15/02 AND MY RIGHT SIDE BALL JOINTS REPLACED ON 8/5/03. PRETTY CLOSE TO $500 TO HAVE REPLACED.*AK

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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