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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2003 Dodge Viper Recalls

The 2003 Dodge Viper has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 28, 2015.

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

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
5

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

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

4 recalls on the 2003 Dodge Viper

Air bags: frontal

Campaign
15V046000
Reported
January 28, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 752,644
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2004 Viper, 2 other models

15V046000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags

Campaign
13V040000
Reported
February 6, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 3,644
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2004 Viper

13V040000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting: headlights: switch

Campaign
03V388000
Reported
October 10, 2003
Vehicles affected
up to 1,739
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2003 Dodge Viper

03V388000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
03V292000
Reported
August 12, 2003
Vehicles affected
up to 69
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2003 Dodge Viper

03V292000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2003 Dodge Viper complaints by year

NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2003 Dodge Viper, the newest on June 26, 2017. Of these, 1 describe a crash (20%); owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2003 Dodge Viper, the component group named most often is the air bags (40%), followed by the power train (20%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (20%).

2 of the 2003 Dodge Viper's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags2
  • Power Train1
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
  • Steering1
  • Suspension1
  • Vehicle Speed Control1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2003 Dodge Viper received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20041
20132
20161
20171

Complaints about the 2003 Dodge Viper peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 2. 20% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.

The 5 complaints about the 2003 Dodge Viper are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Dodge Viper by model year

Other 2003 Dodge models

Newest record on this page: June 26, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted