1998 Dodge Dodge Truck Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 18%of 28 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 116,174miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the body and structure of the 1998 Dodge Dodge Truck, 18% of the 28 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 116,174 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I own a1998 Dodge ram truck that I purchased 5 years ago within this past year iv noticed my dash board cracking and it seemed to be getting worse till I was driving home from work a big chunk of dash board blew up and hit me right in the face I almost wrecked my truck it could have been fatal something has to be done about this before someone is killed if there is a defect in these Dodge trucks dashboards they should let the owner or public aware so they can be fixed.”
NHTSA complaint #10276363, filed 2009-07, 135,000 miles“Dodge 1500 ram sport pick up. Dash cover broke in pieces. A while later I notice the two front speakers stop working, the speedometer stop working, every once in a while the dash lights go crazy, the top 12 volt adapter stops working, etc. Also seat belts don't retract correctly, and driver side buckle had to be replaced.”
NHTSA complaint #10276346, filed 2009-07, 97,348 milesBody and structure: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | 7% |
| 2002 | 2 | 9% |
| 2001 | 7 | 18% |
| 2000 | 4 | 20% |
| 1999 | 5 | 10% |
| 1998 | 5 | 18% |
| 1997 | 1 | 6% |
| 1996 | 1 | 3% |
| 1995 | 1 | 6% |
| 1994 | 1 | 5% |
| 1993 | 1 | 17% |
| 1992 | 1 | 7% |
Other parts of the 1998 Dodge Dodge Truck
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsSuspension
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsInterior lighting
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Dodge Dodge Truck
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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