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1996 Dodge B250 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 5, 2000
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Feb 24, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 Dodge B250. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–4 of 4

Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 5, 2000

DRIVING FROM ALBANY GA TO ATLANTA GA. LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, VAN ROSE UP ON TWO WHEELS. DRIVER COMPENSATED AND PREVENTED ROLLOVER. SIDEWALL OF TIRE DISENTEGRATED. DIGITAL PHOTOS OF TIRE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: 265/75R16 )

NHTSA ID
730300
Incident
Aug 24, 2000
Exterior lighting
Filed Jun 3, 1997
1 injury reported

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE PARKING LIGHTS OVERHEATED/MELTED INSIDE LENS, BURNT HAND OF TEENAGER, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

NHTSA ID
812699
Incident
Jun 2, 1997
Engine
Filed Apr 29, 1997

REAR MAIN SEAL FAILED.

NHTSA ID
603279
Powertrain (other)
Filed Feb 24, 1997

AXLE BEARING SEAL FAILED.

NHTSA ID
602622

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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