NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Dodge Durango Recalls
The 2004 Dodge Durango has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 21, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Dodge Durango. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 1,115
- Crashes reported
- 45
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
74 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Dodge Durango, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2004 Dodge Durango
Equipment
- Campaign
- 17V824000
- Reported
- December 21, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 61,791
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 18 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V352000
- Reported
- May 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,648,270
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2009 Durango, 13 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V313000
- Reported
- May 26, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,077,169
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2008 Durango, 12 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V770000
- Reported
- December 3, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 250,896
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Durango, 6 other models
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- Campaign
- 07V092000
- Reported
- March 9, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 328,424
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006 Durango
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables
- Campaign
- 04V578000
- Reported
- December 8, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 71,763
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Dodge Durango
Vehicle speed control: cables
- Campaign
- 04V020000
- Reported
- January 14, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 21,053
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Dodge Durango
Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash
- Campaign
- 03V528000
- Reported
- December 12, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,586
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Dodge Durango
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006 Durango, 57 other models
2004 Dodge Durango complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,115 owner complaints about the 2004 Dodge Durango, the newest on September 2, 2026. Of these, 45 describe a crash (4%) and 74 a fire; owners reported 42 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2004 Dodge Durango, the component group named most often is the engine (29%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (22%) and the electrical system (22%).
3 of the 2004 Dodge Durango's 9 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2004 Dodge Durango owners gave the mileage (886 complaints), the median was 94,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine326
- Engine And Engine Cooling249
- Electrical System243
- Air Bags143
- Power Train99
- Vehicle Speed Control49
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 54 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 77 | |
| 2006 | 60 | |
| 2007 | 82 | |
| 2008 | 57 | |
| 2009 | 46 | |
| 2010 | 49 | |
| 2011 | 85 | |
| 2012 | 78 | |
| 2013 | 127 | |
| 2014 | 104 | |
| 2015 | 129 | |
| 2016 | 65 | |
| 2017 | 34 | |
| 2018 | 20 | |
| 2019 | 26 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Dodge Durango peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 129. 24% 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 Durango drew 2.1× the complaints of the median Dodge Durango year in the same window: 5th highest of the 21 ranked years.
That makes 2004 one of the Dodge Durango years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,115 complaints about the 2004 Dodge Durango are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Durango by model year
Other 2004 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: September 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted