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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2003 Chrysler Sebring Recalls

The 2003 Chrysler Sebring has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 2, 2015.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Chrysler Sebring. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
42

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
4

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2003 Chrysler Sebring, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

5 recalls on the 2003 Chrysler Sebring

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
15V338000
Reported
June 2, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 443,442
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2001–2002, 2004–2005 Sebring, 3 other models

15V338000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
03V443000
Reported
November 4, 2003
Vehicles affected
up to 5,911
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2004 Sebring, 1 other model

03V443000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder

Campaign
07E023000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2001–2002, 2004–2006 Sebring, 19 other models

07E023000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting

Campaign
09E012000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000–2002, 2004–2005 Sebring, 57 other models

09E012000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint

Campaign
09E056000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2001–2002, 2004–2006 Sebring, 3 other models

09E056000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2003 Chrysler Sebring complaints by year

NHTSA has received 42 owner complaints about the 2003 Chrysler Sebring, the newest on July 11, 2021. Of these, 4 describe a crash (10%); owners reported 5 injuries and 1 death.

In complaints about the 2003 Chrysler Sebring, the component group named most often is the suspension (19%), followed by the air bags (17%) and the engine and engine cooling (14%).

1 of the 2003 Chrysler Sebring's 5 recalls also concerns the suspension.

Where 2003 Chrysler Sebring owners gave the mileage (33 complaints), the median was 59,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Suspension8
  • Air Bags7
  • Engine And Engine Cooling6
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic6
  • Structure4
  • Electrical System3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2003 Chrysler Sebring received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20038
20041
20059
20073
20086
20093
20121
20133
20141
20154
20161
20171
20211

Complaints about the 2003 Chrysler Sebring peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 9. 43% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Chrysler Sebring drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Chrysler Sebring year in the same window: 11th highest of the 11 ranked years.

That makes 2003 one of the three best-measured Chrysler Sebring years.

Chrysler Sebring years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 3/5

The 42 complaints about the 2003 Chrysler Sebring are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chrysler Sebring by model year

Other 2003 Chrysler models

Newest record on this page: July 11, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted