NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Dodge Dakota Recalls
The 2006 Dodge Dakota has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 24, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Dodge Dakota. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 285
- Crashes reported
- 23
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Dodge Dakota, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2006 Dodge Dakota
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V352000
- Reported
- May 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,648,270
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007–2009, 2011 Dakota, 13 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V313000
- Reported
- May 26, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,077,169
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007–2009, 2011 Dakota, 12 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 14V795000
- Reported
- December 16, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 54,164
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Dakota, 4 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 06V038000
- Reported
- February 9, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 39,274
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: switch/wiring
- Campaign
- 06V039000
- Reported
- February 9, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 79,701
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2005 Dakota, 57 other models
2006 Dodge Dakota complaints by year
NHTSA has received 285 owner complaints about the 2006 Dodge Dakota, the newest on August 31, 2026. Of these, 23 describe a crash (8%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2006 Dodge Dakota, the component group named most often is the air bags (44%), followed by the steering (16%) and the power train (13%).
2 of the 2006 Dodge Dakota's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2006 Dodge Dakota owners gave the mileage (161 complaints), the median was 55,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags126
- Steering47
- Power Train36
- Electrical System30
- Suspension25
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic15
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 10 | |
| 2008 | 12 | |
| 2009 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 21 | |
| 2011 | 10 | |
| 2012 | 14 | |
| 2013 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 19 | |
| 2015 | 54 | |
| 2016 | 50 | |
| 2017 | 33 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2006 Dodge Dakota peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 54. 15% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Dodge Dakota drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Dodge Dakota year in the same window: 7th highest of the 10 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 285 complaints about the 2006 Dodge Dakota are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Dakota by model year
Other 2006 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: August 31, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted