Exhibit 99-A


                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
      AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



      In connection with the Quarterly Report of Dana Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Joseph
M. Magliochetti, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

      (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

      (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.


                                          /s/  Joseph M. Magliochetti
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                                          Joseph M. Magliochetti
                                          Chief Executive Officer

August 14, 2002


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