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2000 Dodge Dakota air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 29 complaints for the 2000 Dodge Dakota, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
29 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
86,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
24 and 0
Injuries and deaths
24 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2000 Dodge Dakota Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 86,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 86,000 miles
Based on 11 complaints that include mileage. 36% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 11 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 86,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 24 crashes, 24 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was slowing down to turn into my driveway and the other vehicle was speeding and took a curve to fast and crossed the center line and hit head on. The driver side air bag did not deploy properly and the passenger side airbag was busted when it was deployed. The steering wheel inner componets came out with the airbag which did not inflate and caused injury to my chest area. The passenger side airbag deployed but was busted and caused my daughter to get a broken arm.

Reported at 224,000 miles, September 2015 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 dodge dakota. The air bag warning light was illuminated on the instrument control panel, which indicated that the air bag system was inoperative. Also the cruise control switch would not activate. He had not taken the vehicle to the dealership to-date. He called the manufacturer regarding recall 01v153000 (air bags) for the air bags and was informed that his vehicle was not included. The cruise control switch was replaced. The repair did not remedy the failure.

Reported at 100,000 miles, December 2007

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