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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2000 Dodge Durango Recalls

The 2000 Dodge Durango has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 21, 2004.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Dodge Durango. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
1,075

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
118

26 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★☆☆☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2000 Dodge Durango, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

4 recalls on the 2000 Dodge Durango

Suspension: front: control arm: upper ball joint

Campaign
04V596000
Reported
December 21, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 592,707
Same campaign
also 2001–2003 Durango, 1 other model

04V596000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags

Campaign
01V153000
Reported
May 8, 2001
Vehicles affected
up to 216,100
Same campaign
also 4 other models

01V153000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling

Campaign
06E024000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2001–2003 Durango, 2 other models

06E024000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Suspension: front: hub

Campaign
08E064000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2001–2003 Durango, 1 other model

08E064000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2000 Dodge Durango complaints by year

NHTSA has received 1,075 owner complaints about the 2000 Dodge Durango, the newest on November 21, 2024. Of these, 118 describe a crash (11%) and 26 a fire; owners reported 85 injuries and 11 deaths.

In complaints about the 2000 Dodge Durango, the component group named most often is the suspension (47%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (12%) and the power train (11%).

2 of the 2000 Dodge Durango's 4 recalls also concern the suspension.

Where 2000 Dodge Durango owners gave the mileage (609 complaints), the median was 59,165 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Suspension507
  • Engine And Engine Cooling127
  • Power Train120
  • Steering83
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic73
  • Electrical System56

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2000 Dodge Durango received by NHTSA, by calendar year
19992
200045
200172
200264
2003273
2004303
2005103
200634
200727
200818
200922
201016
201119
201213
201312
20148
20157
201610
20176
20183
20196
20206
20211
20222
20232
20241

Complaints about the 2000 Dodge Durango peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 303. 42% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 Dodge Durango drew 2.5× the complaints of the median Dodge Durango year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 21 ranked years.

That makes 2000 one of the Dodge Durango years to avoid by our method.

Dodge Durango years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 2/5

The 1,075 complaints about the 2000 Dodge Durango are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Dodge Durango by model year

Other 2000 Dodge models

Newest record on this page: November 21, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted