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Complaint 62514

1990 DODGE DAKOTA • STEERING:RACK AND PINION • incident Nov 20, 1996

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
62514
Make
DODGE
Model
DAKOTA
Model Year
1990
Component
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
Incident Date
Nov 20, 1996
Date Received
Nov 26, 1996
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

STEERING:RACK AND PINION

Owner Narrative

RACK AND PINION STEERING BOLTS CAME LOOSE AND CAUSED A LOSS OF STEERING, THE TWO MOUNTING BOLTS BROKE. *AK CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL96V094 AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, DEALER STATED THE RACK AND PINION HAD CRACKED, A MECHANIC STATED IT WAS BROKE IN BETWEEN THE TWO MOUNTING BOLTS, CONSUMER FEELS THE ONLY WAY THE RACK COULD HAVE BROKEN IN HALF IS FOR ONE OF THE MOUNTING PADS TO HAVE TORN LOOSE FROM THE CROSSMEMBER. *SLC

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

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