1998 Dodge Pickup Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1998 Dodge Pickup. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 21 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2
1crashes2injuries
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2
AIR BAGS
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
1
PARKING BRAKE
1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
1
Total complaints21

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“1. Excessive wear on inside on driver's side tire. 2. Could not align front end do to excessive play in upper and lower ball joints on both side of truck. 3. Contacted dodge regional office and was told that my vehicle was not one they were doing anything about. Even though this is a know failure…”

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT · reported 2006-08-10

“1. Excessive wear on inside on driver's side tire. 2. Could not align front end do to excessive play in upper and lower ball joints on both side of truck. 3. Contacted dodge regional office and was told that my vehicle was not one they were doing anything about. Even though this is a know failure…”

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT · reported 2006-08-10

“Gas leaking from area of gas tank at filling station when filling tank. *jb”

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP · reported 2005-07-16

“When driving, intermittently the abs/airbag warning light illuminated . The speedometer would drop to zero then go to the original speed. *jb the engine light illuminated and at the same time the gauges fell to zero including the voltage, engine temperature, oil pressure, fuel, rpm's and the mph.…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2004-09-07

“When driving, intermittently the abs/airbag warning light illuminated . The speedometer would drop to zero then go to the original speed. *jb the engine light illuminated and at the same time the gauges fell to zero including the voltage, engine temperature, oil pressure, fuel, rpm's and the mph.…”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT · reported 2004-09-07

“When driving, intermittently the abs/airbag warning light illuminated . The speedometer would drop to zero then go to the original speed. *jb the engine light illuminated and at the same time the gauges fell to zero including the voltage, engine temperature, oil pressure, fuel, rpm's and the mph.…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2004-09-07

“When driving, intermittently the abs/airbag warning light illuminated . The speedometer would drop to zero then go to the original speed. *jb the engine light illuminated and at the same time the gauges fell to zero including the voltage, engine temperature, oil pressure, fuel, rpm's and the mph.…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2004-09-07

“The driver side airbag deployed inadvertently. This caused the driver to sustain minor injuries. The consumer was taken to the hospital. *ak the vehicle was in the park position, the steering wheel was tilted up and the air bag deployed. *sc *jb”

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL · reported 2004-04-15
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1998 Dodge Pickup as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.