NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Dodge Durango Recalls
The 2003 Dodge Durango has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 7, 2006.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Dodge Durango. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 339
- Crashes reported
- 29
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
18 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Dodge Durango, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2003 Dodge Durango
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 06V339000
- Reported
- September 7, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 35,103
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Durango
Suspension: front: control arm: upper ball joint
- Campaign
- 04V596000
- Reported
- December 21, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 592,707
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Durango, 1 other model
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer
- Campaign
- 04V216000
- Reported
- May 5, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 320,188
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Durango, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: headlights: switch
- Campaign
- 02V322000
- Reported
- December 2, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,640
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 06E024000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Durango, 2 other models
Suspension: front: hub
- Campaign
- 08E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Durango, 1 other model
2003 Dodge Durango complaints by year
NHTSA has received 339 owner complaints about the 2003 Dodge Durango, the newest on July 18, 2026. Of these, 29 describe a crash (9%) and 18 a fire; owners reported 28 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Dodge Durango, the component group named most often is the suspension (27%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the engine and engine cooling (12%).
2 of the 2003 Dodge Durango's 6 recalls also concern the suspension.
Where 2003 Dodge Durango owners gave the mileage (240 complaints), the median was 62,899 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension91
- Electrical System57
- Engine And Engine Cooling40
- Exterior Lighting39
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic26
- Power Train24
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 26 | |
| 2004 | 63 | |
| 2005 | 46 | |
| 2006 | 14 | |
| 2007 | 31 | |
| 2008 | 19 | |
| 2009 | 14 | |
| 2010 | 18 | |
| 2011 | 15 | |
| 2012 | 20 | |
| 2013 | 14 | |
| 2014 | 15 | |
| 2015 | 10 | |
| 2016 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Dodge Durango peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 63. 44% 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 Durango drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Dodge Durango year in the same window: 9th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 339 complaints about the 2003 Dodge Durango are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Durango by model year
Other 2003 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: July 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted