NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Dodge Grand Caravan Recalls
The 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 5, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 219
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2003 Dodge Grand 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 Grand 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 Grand Caravan, 9 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 03E053000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 Grand Caravan, 3 other models
2003 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints by year
NHTSA has received 219 owner complaints about the 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan, the newest on January 10, 2024. Of these, 13 describe a crash (6%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 27 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan, the component group named most often is the steering (21%), followed by the electrical system (15%) and the power train (13%).
1 of the 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan's 3 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan owners gave the mileage (169 complaints), the median was 49,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering45
- Electrical System32
- Power Train28
- Air Bags24
- Exterior Lighting15
- Seat Belts15
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 28 | |
| 2004 | 39 | |
| 2005 | 23 | |
| 2006 | 29 | |
| 2007 | 20 | |
| 2008 | 14 | |
| 2009 | 12 | |
| 2010 | 14 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 39. 55% 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 Grand Caravan drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Dodge Grand Caravan year in the same window: 12th highest of the 20 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 219 complaints about the 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Grand Caravan by model year
Other 2003 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: January 10, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted