NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Dodge Caravan Recalls
The 2003 Dodge Caravan has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 6, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Dodge Caravan. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 195
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Dodge Caravan, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2003 Dodge Caravan
Latches/locks/linkages: hatchback/liftgate: lock
- Campaign
- 05V134000
- Reported
- April 6, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 70,235
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2003 Dodge Caravan
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 04V386000
- Reported
- August 5, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 681,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004 Caravan, 2 other models
Structure
- Campaign
- 03V094000
- Reported
- March 7, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,674
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Caravan, 9 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 03E045000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 Caravan, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 03E053000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 Caravan, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 06E022000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2005 Caravan, 10 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E039000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002, 2004–2007 Caravan
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E048000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002, 2004–2007 Caravan
Equipment
- Campaign
- 10E034000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2007 Caravan, 2 other models
2003 Dodge Caravan complaints by year
NHTSA has received 195 owner complaints about the 2003 Dodge Caravan, the newest on March 24, 2021. Of these, 13 describe a crash (7%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 23 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2003 Dodge Caravan, the component group named most often is the steering (21%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (16%) and the electrical system (15%).
1 of the 2003 Dodge Caravan's 9 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2003 Dodge Caravan owners gave the mileage (137 complaints), the median was 40,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering41
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic31
- Electrical System29
- Power Train22
- Engine And Engine Cooling17
- Air Bags14
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 27 | |
| 2004 | 21 | |
| 2005 | 40 | |
| 2006 | 28 | |
| 2007 | 14 | |
| 2008 | 22 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2003 Dodge Caravan peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 40. 61% 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 Dodge Caravan drew 1.8× the complaints of the median Dodge Caravan year in the same window: 4th highest of the 15 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 195 complaints about the 2003 Dodge Caravan are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Caravan by model year
Other 2003 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: March 24, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted