NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Chrysler 300 Recalls
The 2005 Chrysler 300 has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 24, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Chrysler 300. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 825
- Crashes reported
- 37
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
14 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Chrysler 300, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2005 Chrysler 300
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 2006–2012 300, 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 2006–2010 300, 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 6 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 05V460000
- Reported
- October 6, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 256,409
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006 300, 6 other models
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables
- Campaign
- 04V334000
- Reported
- July 9, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,060
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 04V333000
- Reported
- July 8, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 21
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Seat belts: front
- Campaign
- 04V335000
- Reported
- July 8, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,211
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2005 Chrysler 300 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 825 owner complaints about the 2005 Chrysler 300, the newest on April 15, 2026. Of these, 37 describe a crash (4%) and 14 a fire; owners reported 36 injuries and 4 deaths.
In complaints about the 2005 Chrysler 300, the component group named most often is the air bags (31%), followed by the power train (23%) and the electrical system (12%).
3 of the 2005 Chrysler 300's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2005 Chrysler 300 owners gave the mileage (521 complaints), the median was 74,812 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags255
- Power Train189
- Electrical System99
- Engine51
- Suspension49
- Fuel/Propulsion System43
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 29 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 94 | |
| 2006 | 41 | |
| 2007 | 28 | |
| 2008 | 23 | |
| 2009 | 25 | |
| 2010 | 31 | |
| 2011 | 52 | |
| 2012 | 24 | |
| 2013 | 42 | |
| 2014 | 56 | |
| 2015 | 152 | |
| 2016 | 111 | |
| 2017 | 53 | |
| 2018 | 22 | |
| 2019 | 22 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Chrysler 300 peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 152. 26% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Chrysler 300 drew 5.2× the complaints of the median Chrysler 300 year in the same window: 1st highest of the 15 ranked years.
That makes 2005 one of the Chrysler 300 years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 825 complaints about the 2005 Chrysler 300 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chrysler 300 by model year
Other 2005 Chrysler models
Newest record on this page: April 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted