In April 2001, the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released several list of auto safety recalls and encouraged consumers to take action for the remedy of the defects Dodge Durango produced from December 1998-January 1999 failed to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety standard no. 209 regarding seat belt assemblies including the front seat belt retractor.

 

Failure may result to unprotected passengers in case of car crash. Another recall shows faulty manuals with missing instructions for properly attaching child restraint system's tether strap to the tether anchorage. Improper connection of electric shift-transfer case into the gear causing the transfer case to end up in the neutral is another defect.