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Dodge Defect Investigation DP02009: FRAME CRACKS
1995 Dodge Dakota
FRAME CRACKS
Structure
- Summary
- Mr. Edward w. bailey submitted a petition to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration by letter, undated, requesting that an investigation be conducted into the matter of a frame crack in his 1995 Dodge Dakota truck.the petitioner alleges that the frame on the passenger side of the vehicle is cracked, through no fault or responsibility of his own, and believes that this deficiency constitutes a safety defect, which he alleges may cause a loss of vehicle control and/or a crash.for the 1993 through 2003 model year Dakota trucks, theonly complaints of frame cracking were on the 1995 and 1996 model year vehicles. A review of consumer complaints of frame cracking on the Dakota, and peer vehicles, did not reveal any loss of control, crashes, injuries or fatalities.frame cracking on the Dakota trucks occured at an average mileage OF93,000. For the reasons stated in thefederal register notice (vol. 68, no. 3, Monday, January 6, 2003) the petition is denied.
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