NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Dodge Caravan Recalls
The 2004 Dodge Caravan has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 5, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Dodge Caravan. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 65
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Dodge Caravan, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2004 Dodge Caravan
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 04V386000
- Reported
- August 5, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 681,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Caravan, 2 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 03E045000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Caravan, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 03E053000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Caravan, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 06E022000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005 Caravan, 10 other models
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 07E104000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2005–2007 Caravan, 9 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E039000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003, 2005–2007 Caravan
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E048000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003, 2005–2007 Caravan
Equipment
- Campaign
- 10E034000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005–2007 Caravan, 2 other models
2004 Dodge Caravan complaints by year
NHTSA has received 65 owner complaints about the 2004 Dodge Caravan, the newest on September 9, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (3%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Dodge Caravan, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (18%), followed by the electrical system (12%) and the fuel system, gasoline (11%).
1 of the 2004 Dodge Caravan's 8 recalls also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2004 Dodge Caravan owners gave the mileage (50 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System12
- Electrical System8
- Fuel System, Gasoline7
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic7
- Steering6
- Air Bags4
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Dodge Caravan peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 10. 34% 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 Dodge Caravan drew 0.3× the complaints of the median Dodge Caravan year in the same window: 12th highest of the 15 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 65 complaints about the 2004 Dodge Caravan are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Caravan by model year
Other 2004 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: September 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted