The defect
MACHINING ERROR IN LOCATING WHEEL STUD HOLES MAY PREVENT FULL SEATING OF BRAKE DRUM TO SHAFT FLANGE.
The risk
WHEEL STUDS COULD LOOSEN, ALLOWING WHEEL TO SEPARATEFROM THE TRUCK.
The remedy
REPLACE AXLE SHAFTS AS NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dodge Dakota | 1988 |
Components: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge Dakota | 1988 | 55 | 3 |
Other wheels recalls in 1988
8 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the wheels; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 88V159000 4 Oct 1988 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 88V153000 27 Sept 1988 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 88V115000 19 Jul 1988 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 88V108000 5 Jul 1988 | COLEMAN CO., INC. |
| 88V089000 1 Jun 1988 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V035000 23 Mar 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V017000 9 Feb 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988