# 2001 DODGE DAKOTA — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
> NHTSA complaint `560396` · 2005-10-27 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** DAKOTA
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
- **Miles at failure:** 99,680
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
DT:  THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HAD  TO SWERVE TO MISS AN ONCOMING VEHICLE.  THE LOWER BALL JOIN BROKE AT THIS TIME.  THE CONTACT'S  VEHICLE WENT INTO A CREEK.  THE INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE WERE STILL BEING DETERMINED.  THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED.   *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*