IllustrationFRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT RETRACTOR IS STUCK. CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO USE SEATBELTS. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS ARE INOPERABLE DUE TO THE RETRACTOR FAILURE. *SLC
1998 Dodge Pickup
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 6 of 15 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports2 injury reports
What owners actually said
15 reportsHAVE HAD TREAD SEPARATION ON TWO TIRES WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT235/85R1 )
THERE WAS A POWER STEERING LEAK, TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COULDN'T REMEDY THE PROBLEM. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WANDERED TO THE LEFT. POWER STEERING LEAK HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED, BUT VEHICLE STILL DRIFTS OFF CENTER. *AK *ML
THESE TYPES OF TRUCKS THAT TOW RECREATIONAL VEHICLES NEED AN AFTERMARKET EXHAUST PIPE INSTALLED TO MAKE TOWING SAFE, HOWEVER THIS COULD DAMAGE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND VOID THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. *SLC
VEHICLE HAS A PING AND KNOCK IN THE ENGINE FOR LONG TIME AND VEHCILE STALLS ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED WHILE DRIVING. YH
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.