NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Chrysler Sebring Recalls
The 2004 Chrysler Sebring has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 2, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Chrysler Sebring. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 220
- Crashes reported
- 21
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
12 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Chrysler Sebring, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2004 Chrysler Sebring
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 2001–2003, 2005 Sebring, 3 other models
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 04V336000
- Reported
- July 8, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 312
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Chrysler Sebring
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 04V313000
- Reported
- June 29, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,108
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
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 2003 Sebring, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 07E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003, 2005–2006 Sebring, 19 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005 Sebring, 57 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 09E056000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003, 2005–2006 Sebring, 3 other models
2004 Chrysler Sebring complaints by year
NHTSA has received 220 owner complaints about the 2004 Chrysler Sebring, the newest on March 14, 2025. Of these, 21 describe a crash (10%) and 12 a fire; owners reported 22 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2004 Chrysler Sebring, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (24%), followed by the air bags (15%) and the suspension (12%).
1 of the 2004 Chrysler Sebring's 7 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2004 Chrysler Sebring owners gave the mileage (166 complaints), the median was 39,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling52
- Air Bags32
- Suspension26
- Electrical System23
- Power Train23
- Vehicle Speed Control20
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 39 | |
| 2005 | 31 | |
| 2006 | 32 | |
| 2007 | 20 | |
| 2008 | 21 | |
| 2009 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 12 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Chrysler Sebring peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 39. 57% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Chrysler Sebring drew 4.0× the complaints of the median Chrysler Sebring year in the same window: 1st highest of the 11 ranked years.
That makes 2004 one of the Chrysler Sebring years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
The 220 complaints about the 2004 Chrysler Sebring are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2004 Chrysler Sebring crash tests and safety technology
NHTSA rated 3 versions of the 2004 Chrysler Sebring: 2-door, 4-door and Convertible.
On the 2004 Chrysler Sebring, in the side barrier test the front seat scored 3 stars and the rear seat 5 (2-door) and in the side barrier test the front seat scored 3 stars and the rear seat 4 (Convertible).
For the 2004 Chrysler Sebring, NHTSA lists no electronic stability control, forward collision warning or lane departure warning.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2004 Chrysler Sebring rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 9% (5 stars); the 2-door is higher, 10.3%. That is tied for the lowest of the 7 Sebring years NHTSA rated from 2004 on (9%–11.3%). Of 73 other 2004 cars with NHTSA ratings on this site, 2 (3%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 10.9%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 1084, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2004 Chrysler Sebring: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Chrysler Sebring by model year
Other 2004 Chrysler models
Newest record on this page: March 14, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted