1996 Dodge Dodge Truck Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1996 Dodge Dodge Truck. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 49 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Like almost every other dash in the dodge pickup this one as well as the one in my 18 year old sons 96 1500 is destroyed. *tr”
“I was driving my 1996 dodge caravan to work one day when I began to hear a sound like an avalanche of rocks falling underneath the car. The van ultimately stopped running. I noticed coolant on the street. I towed the van to a dodge service center. They diagnosed that my water pump bearing had…”
“1996 dodge ram extended cab pick up involved in severe frontal crash. Airbags did not deploy. Dodge's investigation said that this was correct since the damage was in the "crush" "crumple" areas and energy did not disipate enough to activate airbags? Insurance company totaled vehicle due to severe…”
“Driving down the interstate . The back part of the left front seat broke and fell against the back seat. The steel frame broke in half the the join t where it swiffers. The meteal thicknes is less than 1-8 inch. I went to asheville dodge . They said it was out of warrenty and they wouldn't fix it.…”
“Our batteries both died together on the day before our recall appt. In consequence, to return home, we had to buy two(2) new batteries. We are wondering if there is some form of remuneration for this unforeseen and costly failure?”
“Dealer performed recall 875 of the steering column wiring, however the repair does not appear to have fixed the problem. Nlm”
“Went to start, nothing it blew 2 fuses,local dealer said no recall on this one. *ak”
“Out of a set of 4 tires, 3 of the tires failed. One while traveling 70mph.( dot number: tire size: 205-75r-14 )”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1996 Dodge Dodge Truck as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.