NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Dodge Neon Recalls
The 2003 Dodge Neon has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Dodge Neon. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 202
- Crashes reported
- 23
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
20 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Dodge Neon, 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 Dodge Neon
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2005 Neon, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2005 Neon, 23 other models
Suspension
- Campaign
- 08E033000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2005 Neon, 4 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E050000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 Neon, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2005 Neon, 57 other models
2003 Dodge Neon complaints by year
NHTSA has received 202 owner complaints about the 2003 Dodge Neon, the newest on October 20, 2019. Of these, 23 describe a crash (11%) and 20 a fire; owners reported 25 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2003 Dodge Neon, the component group named most often is the electrical system (36%), followed by the exterior lighting (24%) and the power train (14%).
4 of the 2003 Dodge Neon's 5 recalls also concern the exterior lighting.
Where 2003 Dodge Neon owners gave the mileage (158 complaints), the median was 54,400 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System72
- Exterior Lighting48
- Power Train28
- Air Bags20
- Engine And Engine Cooling18
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic17
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 17 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 30 | |
| 2005 | 29 | |
| 2006 | 26 | |
| 2007 | 18 | |
| 2008 | 19 | |
| 2009 | 18 | |
| 2010 | 14 | |
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Dodge Neon peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 30. 50% 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 Neon drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Dodge Neon year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 6 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 3/5
The 202 complaints about the 2003 Dodge Neon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Neon by model year
Other 2003 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted