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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2003 Dodge Intrepid Recalls

The 2003 Dodge Intrepid has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file.

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

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
106

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
4

10 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

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

2 recalls on the 2003 Dodge Intrepid

Exterior lighting

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

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

Exterior lighting: headlights

Campaign
09E025000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000–2002, 2004 Intrepid, 46 other models

09E025000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2003 Dodge Intrepid complaints by year

NHTSA has received 106 owner complaints about the 2003 Dodge Intrepid, the newest on April 29, 2024. Of these, 4 describe a crash (4%) and 10 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries and 1 death.

In complaints about the 2003 Dodge Intrepid, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (58%), followed by the power train (19%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (10%).

None of the 2003 Dodge Intrepid's 2 recalls concerns the engine and engine cooling.

Where 2003 Dodge Intrepid owners gave the mileage (79 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine And Engine Cooling61
  • Power Train20
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic11
  • Electrical System7
  • Air Bags6
  • Steering6

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2003 Dodge Intrepid received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20036
200414
200517
200610
200716
200814
20098
20108
20115
20121
20131
20143
20161
20211
20241

Complaints about the 2003 Dodge Intrepid peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 17. 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 Intrepid drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Dodge Intrepid year in the same window: 5th highest of the 5 ranked years.

That makes 2003 one of the three best-measured Dodge Intrepid years.

Dodge Intrepid years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 4/5

The 106 complaints about the 2003 Dodge Intrepid are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Dodge Intrepid by model year

Other 2003 Dodge models

Newest record on this page: April 29, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted