1996 Dodge Pickup Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1996 Dodge Pickup. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 43 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. 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.
“Dt:the contact stated the driver's side and passenger's side seat belts are not large enough to accommodate the driver or passenger . The seat belts are too confining, and fit too tightly around the occupants of the vehicle. While wearing the seat belts they do not allow proper movement to drive…”
“While driving in rainy weather, intermittently the front windshield wiper would fail. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. Please provide more information. *nm”
“Intermittently while driving and brakes are applied the abs warning lights start flashing and the brakes don't hold. The dealership cannot fix problem, cause it cannot be duplicated. Model b2200. Ts consumer found tsb regarding leaking vacuum hose at speed control servo located under battery and…”
“While driving the seat hinges on the drivers side broke causing the seatback to collapse on driver's side, driver temporarily lost control of vehicle. Consumer feels this is very unsafe.*ak the seat hinge on the drivers side broke, dealer replaced broken hinge at owners expense. *tt”
“Complete tread separation. Occurred previously with goodyear wranger a/t.*ak (dot number: pj11cblv20 tiresize: 245/75r16)”
“Traveling at 75 mph, hit a bump. This caused a violent shimmy in the front end. The only way to keep control was to brake aburtly. A bulletin was sent to dealerships but no one contacted the buyers.”
“The failure and near fatalities involved the installation of napa brake pads by a local dodge dealer. I was supposed to have had dodge brake pads installed but napa pads were substituted without my knowledge. The failure involved the inside brake pad. Somehow, the inside brake pad separated from…”
“Smoke came from up under the dashboard near the light switch. Removed dash panel to inspect the switch and found that the switch to the bottom left fire wall was burned. Contacted dodge dealer. *mr *nlm *dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis*739168”
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 Pickup as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.