Dodge Seat Belts: Front

Dodge is recalling about 159,741 vehicles over a problem with the seat belts. This can increase the risk of injury to a child seat occupant in the event of a crash.

Campaign
06V354000
Manufacturer
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Reported
14 September 2006
Vehicles
159,741
Built between
Feb 2005 – Jun 2006
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA compliance test
Owners notified
20 October 2006
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 2005 and June 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2006 Dodge RAM 1500Built February 2005 to June 2006

What the defect is

Certain pickup trucks fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection." the front passenger seat belt may not be able to tighten securely on certain model child seats.

What could happen

This can increase the risk of injury to a child seat occupant in the event of a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 20, 2006.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 2005 to June 2006
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA14 September 2006
  3. Owners notified20 October 2006

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 14 September 2006.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
F41
Recalling manufacturer
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Safety standard
FMVSS 208
Recall initiated by
OVSC

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Daimlerchrysler recall no. F41. Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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