NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Dodge Caravan Recalls
The 2005 Dodge Caravan has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 11, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Dodge Caravan. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 537
- Crashes reported
- 19
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Dodge Caravan, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2005 Dodge Caravan
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 10V008000
- Reported
- January 11, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 308,950
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006 Caravan, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 07V192000
- Reported
- May 3, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 270,958
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2005 Dodge Caravan
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 06V067000
- Reported
- March 8, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 268,800
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006 Caravan, 2 other models
Seat belts: front: retractor
- Campaign
- 04V047000
- Reported
- February 3, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,200
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 06E022000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004 Caravan, 10 other models
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 07E104000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2004, 2006–2007 Caravan, 9 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E039000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004, 2006–2007 Caravan
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E048000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004, 2006–2007 Caravan
Equipment
- Campaign
- 10E034000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004, 2006–2007 Caravan, 2 other models
2005 Dodge Caravan complaints by year
NHTSA has received 537 owner complaints about the 2005 Dodge Caravan, the newest on January 9, 2023. Of these, 19 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 19 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Dodge Caravan, the component group named most often is the latches/locks/linkages (38%), followed by the electrical system (23%) and the exterior lighting (17%).
2 of the 2005 Dodge Caravan's 9 recalls also concern the exterior lighting.
Where 2005 Dodge Caravan owners gave the mileage (447 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Latches/Locks/Linkages203
- Electrical System123
- Exterior Lighting90
- Air Bags49
- Steering28
- Fuel/Propulsion System22
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17 | |
| 2006 | 21 | |
| 2007 | 39 | |
| 2008 | 76 | |
| 2009 | 84 | |
| 2010 | 103 | |
| 2011 | 59 | |
| 2012 | 34 | |
| 2013 | 17 | |
| 2014 | 31 | |
| 2015 | 19 | |
| 2016 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Dodge Caravan peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 103. 30% 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 Dodge Caravan drew 2.9× the complaints of the median Dodge Caravan year in the same window: 1st highest of the 15 ranked years.
That makes 2005 one of the Dodge Caravan years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 537 complaints about the 2005 Dodge Caravan are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Caravan by model year
Other 2005 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: January 9, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted