NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Dodge Stratus Recalls
The 2003 Dodge Stratus has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 2, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Dodge Stratus. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 75
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Dodge Stratus, 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 Stratus
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V338000
- Reported
- June 2, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 443,442
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002, 2004–2005 Stratus, 3 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 03V443000
- Reported
- November 4, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,911
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Stratus, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 07E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002, 2004–2006 Stratus, 19 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002, 2004 Stratus, 46 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 09E056000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2006 Stratus, 3 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 10E059000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2006 Stratus, 3 other models
2003 Dodge Stratus complaints by year
NHTSA has received 75 owner complaints about the 2003 Dodge Stratus, the newest on June 24, 2024. Of these, 7 describe a crash (9%); owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Dodge Stratus, the component group named most often is the air bags (20%), followed by the suspension (20%) and the electrical system (13%).
1 of the 2003 Dodge Stratus's 6 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2003 Dodge Stratus owners gave the mileage (54 complaints), the median was 63,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags15
- Suspension15
- Electrical System10
- Vehicle Speed Control8
- Steering7
- Engine And Engine Cooling6
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7 | |
| 2005 | 9 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Dodge Stratus peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 10. 43% 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 Stratus drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Dodge Stratus year in the same window: 5th highest of the 7 ranked years.
That makes 2003 one of the three best-measured Dodge Stratus years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
The 75 complaints about the 2003 Dodge Stratus are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Stratus by model year
Other 2003 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: June 24, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted